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Small Craft Advisory 930, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 25, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 25, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 25, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 28, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 251251
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 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.

PKZ197-260300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 984 MB LOW 85 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TOWARD
EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND DISSIPATE BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 985 MB
LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA AT
987 MB TUE NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 175
NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 985 MB WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-260300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-260300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-260300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-260300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
20 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 251611 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
710 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

UPDATED ALL ZONES

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.

PKZ197-260300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 984 MB LOW 85 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TOWARD
EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND DISSIPATE BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 985 MB
LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA AT
987 MB TUE NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 175
NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 985 MB WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-260300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
710 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E 
WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT 
BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260300-
RESURRECTION BAY
710 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-260300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
710 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...
 
.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING THEN SHIFTING 
TO S 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260300-
PASSAGE CANAL
710 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-260300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
710 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W WIND 45 KT NW OF BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
710 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-260300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
710 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-260300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
710 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SOUTH END OF INLET...SW 
WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING
TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 35 KT SOUTH END OF INLET. 
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 11 FT SOUTH END OF INLET. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260300-
KACHEMAK BAY
710 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 260057
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 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.

PKZ197-261500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE AS 
IT MOVES INLAND EAST OF CORDOVA TUE NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL 
TRACK TO 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 981 MB AND 
THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WED NIGHT. A FRONT EXTENDING
FROM A VERY STRONG PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF ON THU. 
$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W WIND 45 KT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS EVENING. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT SEAS 11 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT IN THE MORNING. 
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 260141 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 138

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

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

PKZ197-261500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE AS 
IT MOVES INLAND EAST OF CORDOVA TUE NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL 
TRACK TO 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 981 MB AND 
THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WED NIGHT. A FRONT EXTENDING
FROM A VERY STRONG PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF ON THU. 
$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W WIND 45 KT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS EVENING. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT SEAS 11 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT IN THE MORNING. 
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 260215 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
510 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

AMENDED ZONE 120 121 125

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

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

PKZ197-261500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE AS 
IT MOVES INLAND EAST OF CORDOVA TUE NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL 
TRACK TO 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 981 MB AND 
THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WED NIGHT. A FRONT EXTENDING
FROM A VERY STRONG PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF ON THU. 
$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
510 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT E 30 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE THIS
EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
510 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED...VARIALBE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
510 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W WIND 45 KT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS EVENING. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT SEAS 11 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT IN THE MORNING. 
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261032 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
130 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

AMENDED ZONES 121 125 129

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.

PKZ197-261500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE AS 
IT MOVES INLAND EAST OF CORDOVA TUE NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL 
TRACK TO 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 981 MB AND 
THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WED NIGHT. A FRONT EXTENDING
FROM A VERY STRONG PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF ON THU. 
$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
510 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT E 30 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE THIS
EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
130 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
130 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
130 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

.REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W WIND 45 KT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS EVENING. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT SEAS 11 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT IN THE MORNING. 
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261317
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 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.

PKZ197-270300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 977 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND WED NIGHT AT 988 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 40 MN NORTHEAST
OF KODIAK THU MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING THU AFTERNOON. A 952 MB LOW
600 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 310 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND
POINT AT 965 MB THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

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

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 20
KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261428 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

CORRECTED PKZ125

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.

PKZ197-270300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 977 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND WED NIGHT AT 988 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 40 MN NORTHEAST
OF KODIAK THU MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING THU AFTERNOON. A 952 MB LOW
600 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 310 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND
POINT AT 965 MB THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

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

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 20
KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261544 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

UPDATED ZONE 129
CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONE 141

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

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

PKZ197-270300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 977 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND WED NIGHT AT 988 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 40 MN NORTHEAST
OF KODIAK THU MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING THU AFTERNOON. A 952 MB LOW
600 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 310 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND
POINT AT 965 MB THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
640 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

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

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 
20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 270059
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 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.

PKZ197-271500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 250 NM EAST 
OF KODIAK EARLY THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS 
WESTWARD THU AFTERNOON. A 950 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL 
WEAKEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF CAPE
CLEARE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 40 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. 
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING TO N 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 270231 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

UPDATED ZONES 130 132 138 140

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

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

PKZ197-271500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 250 NM EAST 
OF KODIAK EARLY THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS 
WESTWARD THU AFTERNOON. A 950 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL 
WEAKEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF CAPE
CLEARE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF CAPE CLEARE.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 40 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. 
SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING TO N 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 270241 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
540 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

UPDATED ZONE 140

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

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

PKZ197-271500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 250 NM EAST 
OF KODIAK EARLY THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS 
WESTWARD THU AFTERNOON. A 950 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL 
WEAKEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF CAPE
CLEARE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF CAPE CLEARE.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
540 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 40 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY.

.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING TO N 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 270447 AAC
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
745 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

UPDATED ZONE 120

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

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

PKZ197-271500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 250 NM EAST 
OF KODIAK EARLY THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS 
WESTWARD THU AFTERNOON. A 950 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL 
WEAKEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
745 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF CAPE
CLEARE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF CAPE CLEARE.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
540 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 40 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY.

.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING TO N 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 270653 AAD
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
950 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

UPDATED ZONES 121 129

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.

PKZ197-271500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 250 NM EAST 
OF KODIAK EARLY THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS 
WESTWARD THU AFTERNOON. A 950 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL 
WEAKEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
745 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF CAPE
CLEARE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF CAPE CLEARE.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
950 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
950 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
540 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY.

.THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 40 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY.

.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 270721 AAE
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1020 PM AKST WED NOV 26 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.

PKZ197-271500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 250 NM EAST 
OF KODIAK EARLY THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS 
WESTWARD THU AFTERNOON. A 950 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL 
WEAKEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
745 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF CAPE
CLEARE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF CAPE CLEARE.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
1020 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
950 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
530 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
540 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY.

.THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 40 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY.

.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 271303
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 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.

PKZ197-280300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW 55 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND
DISSIPATE BY THU AFTERNOON. A 950 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR
WILL MOVE TO 45 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD FRI NIGHT AT 985 MB.
$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT. FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE MORNING. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT.
.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF ANCHOR POINT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE
WIND 20 KT.  
.TONIGHT...S OF ANCHOR POINT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 271353 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 130

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

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

PKZ197-280300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW 55 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND
DISSIPATE BY THU AFTERNOON. A 950 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR
WILL MOVE TO 45 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD FRI NIGHT AT 985 MB.
$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT. FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE MORNING. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF ANCHOR POINT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE
WIND 20 KT.  
.TONIGHT...S OF ANCHOR POINT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280048
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 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.

PKZ197-281500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 955 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST
OF KODIAK CITY AT 975 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 75 NM EAST OF
SEWARD AT 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 35 KT. CAPE CLEARE
EASTWARD...NORTHEAST WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING.
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD ENDING
THIS EVENING.  SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 40 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS
THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT SEAS 12 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280147 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
445 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

UPDATED ZONES 120 125 129

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.

PKZ197-281500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 955 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST
OF KODIAK CITY AT 975 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 75 NM EAST OF
SEWARD AT 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
445 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 25 KT. CAPE CLEARE
EASTWARD...EAST WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD ENDING
THIS EVENING.  SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
445 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING.  
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS 
AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
445 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 40 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS
THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT SEAS 12 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280332 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
635 PM AKST THU NOV 27 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.

PKZ197-281500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 955 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 125 NM 
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 975 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 
75 NM EAST OF SEWARD AT 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
445 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 25 KT. CAPE CLEARE
EASTWARD...EAST WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
635 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. STRONGER WINDS AND HIGHER 
SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
445 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING.  
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS 
AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
445 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 40 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS
THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT SEAS 12 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281304
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 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.

PKZ197-290300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 971 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AT 1003 MB MONDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 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 Nov 24, 12:50 PM AKST, 15 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 24, 12:50 PM AKST, 15 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1250 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE STRONG LOW THAT TRACKED ACROSS
THE ALEUTIANS SUNDAY HAS MOVED ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
IS NOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. THE CENTRAL PRESSURE BOTTOMED OUT
AROUND 969 MB AND THE LOW IS BEGINNING TO FILL. A NEARLY STATIONARY
FRONT EXTENDS NORTHWESTWARD FROM THE LOW CENTER ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. STEADY SNOW IS GENERALLY CONFINED RIGHT ALONG THIS FRONT
FROM DILLINGHAM NORTHWESTWARD TO ANIAK. MEANWHILE OCCLUDED FRONT
IS APPROACHING THE NORTH GULF COAST. A BARRIER JET HAS FORMED FROM
THE NORTHEAST GULF TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...BUT WINDS ARE ALREADY
BEGINNING TO COME DOWN AS THE FRONT PUSHES INLAND AND FALLS APART.
MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS BEEN IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS OF WESTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WHERE RATES AS HIGH AS 2 INCHES PER HOUR WERE
REPORTED IN GIRDWOOD. PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY HAVE
ALSO SEEN SOME UPSLOPE SNOW. A REPORT FROM SKWENTA INDICATES LIGHT
ACCUMULATION...BUT EXPECT THAT AMOUNTS WERE LIKELY HEAVIER AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS SUCH AS HAZE RIVER. THERE IS CURRENTLY A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FOR THIS REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
WHICH WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. DOWNSLOPE AREAS ACROSS THE REGION
HAVE SEEN LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM.

A TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS WESTWARD FROM THE LOW ALONG THE ALEUTIANS TO
ANOTHER VERTICALLY STACKED LOW NORTHWEST OF ADAK AND THEN CONTINUING
WESTWARD TO ANOTHER LOW OFF OF KAMCHATKA. THIS TROUGH IS BEING
PUSHED VERY SLOWLY SOUTHWARD SO THE LOW IS JUST DRIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST. NORTH OF THE TROUGH AXIS WEAK COLD ADVECTION DOMINATES
THE BERING SEA...PRODUCING A LOT OF STRATOCU AND SOME SNOW SHOWERS.
MULTIPLE WEAK LOWS ARE EMBEDDED IN ZONAL FLOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...12Z ECMWF/UKMET/NAM ALL HAVE A DECENT HANDLE ON
LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AND DEPICT A SIMILAR TRACK AS IT MOVES
TO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AS WELL AS A WEAKER SECONDARY LOW IN
BRISTOL BAY. GFS INCORRECTLY PUTS A BROAD LOW FARTHER NORTH AND
TRACKS THIS TO THE BARREN ISLANDS BEFORE JOINING UP WITH THE REST
OF THE SOLUTIONS IN THE NORTH GULF. A WEAK LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS
THIS MORNING WILL TRACK INTO THE GULF TUESDAY. MODEL SOLUTIONS
DIVERGE WITH THIS TRACK. WILL GO WITH THE ECMWF/NAM SOLUTION WHICH
LINE UP WELL. ECMWF IS VERIFYING BEST WITH THE ALEUTIAN LOW NEAR
ADAK. ACTUAL LOW POSITION IS A BIT FARTHER NORTH THAN ECMWF...BUT
ALL OTHER MODELS ARE MUCH TOO FAR EAST. WILL STICK WITH THE ECMWF
SOLUTION WHICH IS SLOWEST IN MOVING THIS LOW SOUTHEASTWARD TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY. MODELS REMAIN FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH DEVELOPMENT OF A
950S LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY. EXACT TRACK IS STILL IN
QUESTION...BUT ALL SOLUTIONS ARE GROUPED IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA
AND THE END RESULT OF STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AND
ALASKA PENINSULA IS THE SAME. WILL SIMPLY MAKE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
TO BUMP UP WINDS IN A FEW PLACES. ANOTHER LOW WILL ALSO BE MOVING
INTO THE GULF WEDNESDAY. THE TREND IS TOWARD A FARTHER NORTH AND
WEST TRACK ON ALL MODELS EXCEPT THE GFS. WILL TREND TOWARD THE NAM
SOLUTION WITH THIS LOW.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL
QUICKLY FALL APART THIS AFTERNOON...SO WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH
AND PRECIPITATION WILL LIGHTEN UP IN UPSLOPE AREAS. LOW LEVEL FLOW
ACROSS EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL VEER SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE
SOUTH AS REMNANTS OF THE FRONT MOVE ONSHORE. THUS...SNOW WILL
BECOME STEADY IN THE VALDEZ AREA WITH RAIN IN CORDOVA. THE LOW
SOUTH OF KODIAK AND ASSOCIATED UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH
GULF BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN INLAND DURING THE
DAY...BRINING MORE PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHCENTRAL...ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE COAST. EXPECT SOME LIGHT SNOW INLAND AS THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH.
ALSO OF NOTE...IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE LOW IS A VERY TIGHT THERMAL
AND PRESSURE GRADIENT...SO AS THE LOW TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT
THERE WILL BE AN AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH
PORTIONS OF THE KODIAK ISLAND WATERS. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF
THERE ARE LOCALIZED BRIEF GUSTS TO STORM FORCE ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA...SOUTHERN SHELIKOF STRAIT...AND SOUTHERN KODIAK ISLAND.
MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE ROTATING FROM
SOUTHWEST ALASKA TOWARD ANCHORAGE TUESDAY NIGHT. CURRENTLY THE
FORECAST IS FAIRLY DRY SO WILL INTRODUCE AT LEAST A CHANCE OF SNOW
AS THIS MOVES THROUGH. THE LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE APPEARS
TO BE OVER A SMALL AREA...SO THE EXACT TRACK WILL DETERMINE WHO GETS
THE MOST SNOW. THERE IS DEFINITE POTENTIAL FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF
MODERATE SNOW FROM ANCHORAGE TO THE MAT-SU TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE...THE NEXT LOW WILL BE MOVING INTO THE GULF
WEDNESDAY. WITH THE NORTHWEST TREND IN THE TRACK OF THIS LOW WILL
INTRODUCE CHANCES OF SNOW FARTHER NORTH AND WEST INCLUDING ANCHORAGE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE BAND OF SNOW FROM BRISTOL BAY TO THE INLAND
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY ALONG WITH THE UPPER TROUGH...PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD AND GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW. MEANWHILE...ANOTHER TROUGH OVER
THE NORTHERN BERING WILL SWING EASTWARD ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN INLAND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE MODELS INDICATE
LITTLE TO NO QPF AS THIS MOVES THROUGH. WITH ONSHORE FLOW AND A
DECENT STRENGTH TROUGH AXIS WILL GO WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FOR
THE DELTA AND JUST ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AS IT MOVES INLAND.
CONDITIONS WILL DRY OUT ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THIS TROUGH ON
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. COLD ADVECTION WILL ENSURE BEHIND THE
FIRST TROUGH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THUS...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
IMMEDIATE COAST WHERE ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP TEMPS FROM DROPPING
MUCH...THERE WILL BE A COOLING TREND OVER THE REST OF SOUTHWEST
ALASKA HEADING THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...QUIKSCAT WINDS SHOWS A TIGHT AREA OF GALE
FORCE WINDS AROUND THE ALEUTIAN LOW. THE LOW WILL TRACK SLOWLY
SOUTHEASTWARD CROSSING OVER THE ALEUTIANS NEAR ADAK EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. BROAD WEAK NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND THIS LOW AND SURFACE
TROUGH CURRENTLY ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL MAINTAIN WEAK COLD
ADVECTION THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN THE TYPICAL MOSTLY
CLOUDY SKIES WITH SNOW SHOWERS. A PACIFIC LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...IN AN IDEAL POSITION BETWEEN TWO
UPPER JETS. IT IS UNCLEAR HOW CLOSE THE LOW WILL COME TO THE
ALEUTIANS. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY HEAD DOWNHILL LATE WEDNESDAY
WITH WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RIGHT
NOW IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION TO START
AS SNOW AND THEN MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW. WILL NEED TO WATCH
THIS CLOSELY. IF LOW TRACK IS A LITTLE FARTHER SOUTH PRECIPITATION
COULD STAY ALL SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD WOULD NEED TO BE
CONSIDERED.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE DEEP LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL
TRACK NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE MAINLAND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. IT
IS TOO EARLY TO SAY WHETHER IT WILL TRACK INTO THE GULF OR REMAIN
CLOSE THE ALASKA PENINSULA. BOTTOM LINE...WITH SUCH A STRONG SYSTEM
THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS...SO THIS WILL BE
CONTINUALLY RE-EVALUATED AS WE GET A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE THE LOW
WILL TRACK. THE LONG-WAVE PATTERN LOOKS LIKE IT WILL REMAIN
PROGRESSIVE THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD...RESULTING IN A CONTINUED
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 125 132 138 150 175.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB NOV 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 24, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 24, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC15 hr
Nov 24, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 25, 4:15 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 25, 7:10 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 25, 7:10 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC21 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.