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Storm Warning 150, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 25, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 25, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 25, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 26, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 251137
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 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.

PKZ197-260200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 986 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO 52N 154W THIS AFTERNOON.
THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 220 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 992 MB SUN
AFTERNOON...THEN TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AT 997 MB LATE SUN
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-260200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS
INCREASING TO E 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-260200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-260200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN.  
.SUN...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-260200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT.  
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-260200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 251218 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ197-260200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 986 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO 350 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY
THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 220 NM EAST OF KODIAK 
CITY AT 992 MB SUN AFTERNOON...THEN TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA 
AT 997 MB LATE SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-260200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS
INCREASING TO E 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-260200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-260200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN.  
.SUN...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-260200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT.  
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-260200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 252330
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 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.

PKZ197-261400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 988 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB
200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON AND TO 1006 MB 50 NM
SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-261400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-261400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING BY NOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-261400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-261400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-261400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-261400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-261400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
STRONGEST WIND AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-261400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 260050
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
450 PM AKDT SAT OCT 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.

PKZ197-261400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 988 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB
200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON AND TO 1006 MB 50 NM
SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-261400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-261400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING BY NOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-261400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
450 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUN...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N WIND 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-261400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-261400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-261400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-261400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
STRONGEST WIND AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-261400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 260607 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1010 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

UPDATED ZONES 125 140 141

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.

PKZ197-261400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 988 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB
200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON AND TO 1006 MB 50 NM
SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-261400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-261400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING BY NOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-261400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1010 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-261400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-261400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-261400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-261400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1010 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. STRONGEST WIND AND HIGHEST SEAS
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-261400-
KACHEMAK BAY
1010 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 260625 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1025 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-261400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 988 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB
200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON AND TO 1006 MB 50 NM
SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-261400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-261400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING BY NOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-261400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1010 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-261400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-261400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-261400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1025 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NORTH END OF STRAIT. SEAS 
15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-261400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1010 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. STRONGEST WIND AND HIGHEST SEAS
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-261400-
KACHEMAK BAY
1010 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261133
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 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.

PKZ197-270200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 987 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY EARLY THIS
MORNING MOVES TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 993 MB THIS EVENING.
THE LOW THEN MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AT 1002 MB MON
AFTERNOON WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN.

$$

PKZ120-270200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 35
KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND.  
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING THE DIMINISHING
TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 25 KT
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. WINDS BECOMING N 40 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGHEST SEAS SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. HIGHEST
SEAS SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTHEAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. HIGHER SEAS IN THE OUTER BAY.   
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS IN THE OUTER BAY.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS IN THE OUTER BAY.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261702 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE    
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
900 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

UPDATE FOR ZONE 129

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

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

PKZ197-270200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 987 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY EARLY THIS
MORNING MOVES TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 993 MB THIS EVENING.
THE LOW THEN MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AT 1002 MB MON
AFTERNOON WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN.

$$

PKZ120-270200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 35
KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND.  
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING THE DIMINISHING
TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270200-
PASSAGE CANAL
900 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. WINDS BECOMING N 40 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGHEST SEAS SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. HIGHEST
SEAS SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTHEAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. HIGHER SEAS IN THE OUTER BAY.   
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS IN THE OUTER BAY.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS IN THE OUTER BAY.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 262322
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 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.

PKZ197-271400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1003
MB 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN TO 1012 MB TUE
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-271400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. CAPE CLEARE
EAST NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-271400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
40 KT OUT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-271400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-271400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT.  
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm warning 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 storm warning went out at Oct 24, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE GULF AND MAINLAND ALASKA
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BUT THERE IS STILL SOME DIFFERENCE ON HOW THEY
HANDLE THE BERING SEA LOW THROUGH SATURDAY. I CONTINUE TO PREFER THE
GFS OVER THE BERING SEA.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT HAS MOVED
THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TODAY. THE MAIN UPPER LOW OVER THE
NORTHERN INTERIOR IS SLOWLY WEAKENING.

THE SURFACE LOW THAT WAS OVER THE GULF THURSDAY HAD MOVED INTO THE
YUKON TERRITORY. AREAS OF SNOW CONTINUE TO FALL OVER MOST OF THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN BUT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.

COLD ADVECTION OVER WESTERN GULF AND COOK INLET HAS PRODUCED GUSTY
WINDS OVER KODIAK ISLAND, KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.

A WEAK LOW JUST NORTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS HAS A WARM FRONT
EXTENDING EAST INTO BRISTOL BAY AND A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH.
AREAS OF SNOW HAVE DEVELOPED OVER BRISTOL BAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL SWING NORTHEAST INTO
THE TANANA VALLEY TONIGHT AND INTO NORTHERN ALASKA SATURDAY. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL END TONIGHT. ANOTHER
UPPER TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL EXTEND SOUTHWARD OVER THE
YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND SOUTHEAST BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY THEN
DRIFT INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY.

AT THE SURFACE...A RIDGE OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE EAST AND BUILD
INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT THEN MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND
THE YUKON TERRITORY SATURDAY. GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHCENTRAL
COAST WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING.

THE WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATE OVER WESTERN BRISTOL BAY LATE TONIGHT. THE
WARM FRONT OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE NORTH ONTO NORTHERN COAST OF
THE BAY TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN OVER SOUTHWEST INTERIOR SATURDAY. SNOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE INLAND
PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT AND SPREAD INTO THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE
OF SNOW FOR ANCHORAGE, THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
SATURDAY.

A LOW FORMING OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
GULF SATURDAY NIGHT AND PUSH INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA SUNDAY. MOST OF
THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL SOUTH AND EAST OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING
SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO
WESTERN ALASKA TUESDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL
SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
DESPITE THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER TROUGH, MODELS INDICATE SOUTHCENTRAL
WILL REMAIN DRY INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING WILL SUNDAY NIGHT WILL
MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUESDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 120, 130, 138, 150
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM OCT 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC
Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 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.