Small Craft Advisory 976, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091917 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1015 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 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.

PKZ197-100300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 961 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 972 MB 
TUE AFTERNOON NEAR SEWARD AND THEN MOVES INLAND. WEAK LOW PRESSURE
REMAINS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
1015 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E TO NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. BARREN ISLANDS AND EAST...NW WINDS 35 KT
BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY
THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 100050
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 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.

PKZ197-101500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 971 MB LOW 20 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL DISSIPATE AS IT 
MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TUE NIGHT. TROUGHS 
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE GULF 
WED THROUGH THU.

$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 100109 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
410 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

UPDATED AREAS 120 AND 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.

PKZ197-101500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 971 MB LOW 20 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL DISSIPATE AS IT 
MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TUE NIGHT. TROUGHS 
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE GULF 
WED THROUGH THU.

$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
410 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE
EVENING. SW WIND 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
410 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101225
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 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.

PKZ197-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...WEAK LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL
PERSIST THROUGH  THU. RIDGING WILL BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARD THE WESTERN
GULF THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO
7 FT.  
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING W 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101758 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
855 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...WEAK LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL
PERSIST THROUGH  THU. RIDGING WILL BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARD THE WESTERN
GULF THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
855 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY 
W OF BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY 
W OF BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT.  
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING W 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 102039 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1135 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

UPDATED ZONES 140 141

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.

PKZ197-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...WEAK LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL
PERSIST THROUGH  THU. RIDGING WILL BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARD THE WESTERN
GULF THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
855 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY 
W OF BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY 
W OF BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1135 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT.  
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
1135 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 110002
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 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.

PKZ197-111500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH THU.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST THU NIGHT AND FRI.

$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 111226
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 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.

PKZ197-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
THROUGH THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST THU NIGHT
THROUGH FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. LOCAL AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. LOCAL AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

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

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND
WEST.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN
ISLANDS AND WEST. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS
AND WEST IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS
AND PASSES AND SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008


.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
105 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE DOMINANT FEATURE ON THE WEATHER MAP
TODAY IS A DEEP VERTICALLY STACKED CUT-OFF LOW A FEW HUNDRED MILES
SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. UPPER JET IS RIDING NORTHWARD BETWEEN THIS
LOW AND DOWNSTREAM RIDGE OVER THE EAST PACIFIC/GULF OF ALASKA.
HOWEVER...THERE IS ALSO A CUT-OFF HIGH CENTERED OVER NORTHERN ALASKA.
THEREFORE THE LOW IS BEGINNING TO TRACK MORE TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHEAST TOWARD THE COL REGION OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
STRONG OCCLUDED FRONT HAS SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE GULF AND ALONG THE
ALASKA PENINSULA PRODUCING WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS IN THE GULF
WATERS. AUGUSTINE ISLAND C-MAN STATION IS ALSO APPROACHING HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS WITH A RECENT GUST TO 61KT. THE RIDGE OVER NORTHWEST
ALASKA HAS TRANSPORTED ARCTIC AIR SOUTHWARD ACROSS INTERIOR
SOUTHCENTRAL. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OUT AHEAD OF THE
STRONG LOW COMBINED WITH THE LARGE DENSITY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INLAND
AIR AND GULF AIR IS RESULTING IN STRONG GAP WINDS ACROSS THE REGION.
OF NOTE IS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WINDS WHICH HAVE APPROACHED HIGH
WIND CRITERIA. WASILLA HANDAR (WSLA2) ACTUALLY REPORTED ONE GUST
TO 64KT EARLIER BUT IS NOW HOLDING STEADY BELOW WARNING LEVELS AT
58KT.

OUT WEST A COLD FRONT IS SLOWLY SHEARING APART OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA. THERE IS A BAND OF STRONG WINDS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND
THE FRONT AS INDICATED BY THE GUST TO 47KT AT ATKA SHORTLY AFTER
THE FRONT MOVED THROUGH. COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS DOMINATE
BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND ARE IN EXCELLENT
AGREEMENT WITH TRACK OF LOW ACROSS GULF AND INLAND OVER THE EASTERN
KENAI PENINSULA. MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE WITH SYSTEMS APPROACHING
WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE WEDNESDAY AND SHOW POOR RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY
FROM THIS POINT ONWARD. THEREFORE...THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL FINE-TUNE
FORECAST AND BEYOND WILL STICK MAINLY WITH CURRENT FORECAST AS IS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL INITIALLY LIMIT THE
AMOUNT AND INTENSITY OF PRECIPITATION MOVING ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST AHEAD OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. HOWEVER...AT THIS POINT
IT EXPECT WHILE WINDS REMAIN STRONG THE SNOW WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND
VISIBILITY WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE QUARTER MILE BLIZZARD THRESHOLD.
AS STEADY AND HEAVIER SNOW MOVES IN LATE TUESDAY WITH THE OCCLUDED
FRONT WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION
WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
A SECONDARY UPPER LOW WILL FORM OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA TUESDAY IN
RESPONSE TO A WAVE ROUNDING THE BOTTOM OF THE RIDGE OVER NORTHERN
ALASKA. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF WILL OPEN INTO A TROUGH WHICH
WILL SWING NORTHEASTWARD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY PUSHING THE
SURFACE LOW AND FRONT INLAND AND BRINGING SOME LIGHT SNOW TO MOST
OF THE REGION INCLUDING ANCHORAGE. THE UPPER PATTERN WILL PROGRESS
EASTWARD HEADING INTO THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH A RIDGE MOVING TO
MAINLAND ALASKA...RESULTING IN A COOLING AND DRYING TREND.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...OFFSHORE FLOW IS ALSO LIMITING PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION...BUT THERE IS ENOUGH MOISTURE ALONG
THE OCCLUDED FRONT TO PRODUCE AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW FROM
BRISTOL BAY SOUTHWARD ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. AS THE LOW MOVES
TO THE NORTHERN GULF TUESDAY AFTERNOON COLD AIR WILL ADVECT IN FROM
THE NORTHWEST AND PRODUCE UPSLOPE SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY ALONG
THE ALASKA PENINSULA. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL DROP OUT OF RUSSIA TUESDAY
NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT BRINGING
ANOTHER SHOT OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. CONDITIONS WILL
DRY OUT THURSDAY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A TRANSIENT UPPER RIDGE...BUT
UNDER PROGRESSIVE UPPER FLOW THE NEXT BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN SYSTEM
WILL LIKELY BE BEARING DOWN ON SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY FRIDAY.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING/ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THE
GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN SOME AS THE DEEP LOW MOVES INTO THE
GULF...RESULTING IN STRONG NORTHWESTERLIES AND COLD ADVECTION SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS
OVERHEAD OUT AHEAD OF A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH DROPPING OUT OF EASTERN
ASIA. THERE IS LOW FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN THE DETAILS BEYOND THIS
POINT...BUT WITH A PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN STREAM AND MODEL DEPICTION
OF STRONG BAROCLINICITY ACROSS THE REGION...EXPECT A STRONG SYSTEM
OR SYSTEMS TO MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE BERING SEA BEGINNING THE
SECOND HALF OF THIS WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE A STRONG BLOCKING
RIDGE BUILDING FROM THE EAST PACIFIC NORTHWARD TOWARD MAINLAND
ALASKA THIS WEEKEND. THE PLACEMENT MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM MODEL
RUN TO MODEL RUN...BUT THE MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS RIDGE. THIS WILL SET UP A VERY PROGRESSIVE
PATTERN FROM THE WEST PACIFIC NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING AND
OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE TO NORTHERN ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...130.
         STORM WARNING...120 140.
         GALE WARNING...138 141 155 170 172 175 176 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...160 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB DEC 08