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Small Craft Advisory 708, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 16, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 16, 2008, 2:30 PM AKDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 16, 2008, 2:30 PM AKDT (22:30 UTC)
Expired: Sep 17, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 14 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 162223 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
230 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

UPDATED ZONE 121

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

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

PKZ197-170200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING
MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NORTH TO MONTAGUE ISLAND LATE
TONIGHT. THE LOW THEN DISSIPATES OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON WED. A
983 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE
WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-170200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170200-
RESURRECTION BAY
230 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1
FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WAVES EAST OF BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-170200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT WEST 20 KT S OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS
3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT S OF CLAM GULCH. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

5 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 162316
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

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

PKZ197-171400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED MORNING. A
1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND
STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-171400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-171400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN
ISLANDS.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS.

.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 162324 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 121.

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

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

PKZ197-171400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED MORNING. A
1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND
STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-171400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-171400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN
ISLANDS.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS.

.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 170627 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1025 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

UPDATED ZONE 120 AND 129

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

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

PKZ197-171400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED MORNING. A
1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND
STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-171400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1025 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-171400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171400-
PASSAGE CANAL
1025 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN
ISLANDS.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN 
ISLANDS.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 170904 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
100 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

UPDATED ZONE 129

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

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

PKZ197-171400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED MORNING. A
1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND
STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-171400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1025 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-171400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171400-
PASSAGE CANAL
100 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

.REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 
3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER...BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN
ISLANDS.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN 
ISLANDS.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 171201
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

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

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

PKZ197-180200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF WHITTIER EARLY THIS MORNING
DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND. A 986 MB LOW MOVES
NORTHEAST TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 
OVER KODIAK ISLAND AT 982 MB THU MORNING. THE LOW THEN BECOMES 
NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 992 MB LATE THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-180200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-180200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 30
KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-180200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-180200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-180200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT, 10 hours 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST THIS MORNING IS A 994 MB SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. COPIOUS
RAIN SURROUNDS THE LOW ALONG WITH WINDS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE GULF.
A WARM FRONT EXTENDS OUT AHEAD AND NORTH OF THE LOW AND IS SPREADING
RAIN INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. THE LOW MOVES NORTH INTO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND EARLY WEDNESDAY.

COMPLEX SETUP OUT WEST THIS MORNING...WITH A DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT
LOW SOUTH OF ADAK...A WEAK LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING...AND AN OLD
WEAK VERTICALLY STACKED LOW ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST. THE TRIPLE
POINT LOW SOUTH OF ADAK WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT LOW OUT WEST AS IT
IS IN THE MOST FAVORABLE POSITION WITH REGARDS TO THE JET STREAM
OVER THE ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OUT WEST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. IN THE
EAST...0Z MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE CURRENT LOW IN THE
GULF AND ITS MOVEMENT INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...BUT ARE HAVING A
BIT MORE TROUBLE WITH THE NEXT LOW. MODELS ARE JUST NOW COMING INTO
BETTER...BUT STILL NOT PERFECT...AGREEMENT WITH THE NEXT LOW AS IT
MOVES EAST TOWARD KODIAK LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY HAS BEEN POOR WITH ALL MODELS. 0Z RUNS HAVE CONVERGED TO
TRACK THE LOW NEAR OR OVER KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY...AND QUITE STRONG
TO AROUND 980 MB. 0Z GFS RUNS HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME LOCATION
WITH THIS LOW FOR A COUPLE DAYS NOW (OVER KODIAK)...WHILE ALL 12Z
GFS RUNS INTERESTINGLY HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT SOLUTION (BRISTOL
BAY)...JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE WACKY MODEL BEHAVIOR.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL/SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
A 994 MB GALE FORCE LOW IS MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE GULF TODAY AND
WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EARLY WEDNESDAY. UNLIKE SOME
PREVIOUS SYSTEMS...THIS ONE WILL EASILY SPREAD RAIN OVER THE KENAI
AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TO INLAND AREAS. RAIN HAS ALREADY BEGUN FROM
HOMER TO ANCHORAGE AND WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH TOMORROW
MORNING. IF IT WERE A MONTH LATER...THIS WOULD BE A GOOD SETUP FOR
SNOW OVER INLAND SOUTHCENTRAL...BUT NOT QUITE YET. MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ALONG AND EAST OF THE
ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGE...WITH JUST SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FOG
OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND.

MEANWHILE...ANOTHER LOW WILL BE RIDING ALONG JUST SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS STRENGTHENING ALL ALONG. THIS LOW WILL REACH KODIAK ISLAND
AROUND THURSDAY MORNING AS A FAIRLY STRONG LOW. THE BREAK BETWEEN
THE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW AND THE FIRST LOW WILL BE VERY
BRIEF...AS HAS OFTEN BEEN THE CASE LATELY. THE SECOND LOW HAS A
BETTER CHANCE OF SPREADING RAIN INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THAN THE
FIRST LOW.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF ADAK THIS MORNING WILL RIDE
JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA...STRENGTHENING ALL
ALONG. A WEAK LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING MOVING TOWARD THE PRIBILOFS
WILL DISSIPATE AND BE ABSORBED INTO THE STRONGER ABOVE MENTIONED LOW
TUESDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL THEN DOMINATE THE CENTRAL TO
EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS THROUGH THURSDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
FOR THE EXTENDED...GENERALLY SPEAKING...IT APPEARS THAT THE LOW OVER
THE WESTERN GULF OR KODIAK ISLAND WATERS WILL BE GRADUALLY WEAKEN
BUT BE SLOW TO EXIT THE REGION...PERHAPS EVENTUALLY MOVING OUT WITH
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE MAINLAND LATE SUNDAY OR MONDAY. IT
DOES LOOK LIKE NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL USHER
IN THE COOLEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON SO FAR FRIDAY AND INTO THE
WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE APPEARS TO SETUP OVER THE EASTERN BERING WITH
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE WEST/CENTRAL BERING/ALEUTIANS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING ZONES 120 130 132 150 155 170 351.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

FOISY SEP 08

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Sep 15, 9:30 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	67 hr
Sep 15, 9:30 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	31 hr
Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2008 Every small craft advisory in 2008

Sources

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