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Storm Warning 164, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 8, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 8, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 8, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 10, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 081236
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 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.

PKZ197-090300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF AND MOVE
EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL
MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM SUN NIGHT AT 976 MB.

$$

PKZ120-090300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-090300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATER THIS MORNING.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-090300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.  
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-090300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-090300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-090300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-090300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 090000
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 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.

PKZ197-091500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 980 MB LOW OVER SAND POINT MOVES TO 175 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT 
HEIDEN SUNDAY NIGHT AT 975 MB AND THEN TO 75 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY
WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER
FRONT MOVES THOUGH THE WESTERN GULF SUNDAY. A 966 MB LOW 300 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY AFTERNOON MOVES 50 NM NORTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING S WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK 
ENTRANCE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING. 
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN 
DEVELOPING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. LOWER WINDS AND SEAS N OF KALGIN
ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF
TURNAGAIN ARM...SE GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091227
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-100300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 979 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE
NEAR AKHIOK MONDAY MORNING. A 974 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK
CITY MONDAY MORNING WILL BECOME A 968 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5
FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO E
35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35
KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
THIS MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND.  RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS TO
9 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091724 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 138

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

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

PKZ197-100300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 979 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE
NEAR AKHIOK MONDAY MORNING. A 974 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK
CITY MONDAY MORNING WILL BECOME A 968 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5
FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO E
35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35
KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
THIS MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND.  RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS TO
9 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 092346
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 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 980 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF PILOT POINT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND
STRENGTHENS TO 973 MB LATE TUESDAY MORNING. A SECONDARY 985 MB LOW
400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON MOVES WESTWARD AND
MERGES WITH THE PARENT LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY LATE MONDAY MORNING. A
971 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY AFTERNOON MOVES
WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING 
TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING
TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT DECREASING TO 40
KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS
E...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT 
BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. RAIN 
AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101233
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON NOV 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...A 978 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE
NEAR BETHEL MON EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 983 MB IN THE EASTERN BERING
SEA TUE NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD TUE AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN
TO 983 MB OVER INTERIOR ALASKA BY WED MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...STORM WARNING THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS
FURTHER DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 55 KT
NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...STORM WARNING THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING 
SE WIND 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR THE NORTH ENTRANCE.  RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101525 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
620 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

AMENDED 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.

PKZ197-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 978 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE
NEAR BETHEL MON EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 983 MB IN THE EASTERN BERING
SEA TUE NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD TUE AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN
TO 983 MB OVER INTERIOR ALASKA BY WED MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
620 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY
EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
620 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING 
SE WIND 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR THE NORTH ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101752 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
850 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

UPDATED AREA 121 AND 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...A 978 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE
NEAR BETHEL MON EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 983 MB IN THE EASTERN BERING
SEA TUE NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD TUE AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN
TO 983 MB OVER INTERIOR ALASKA BY WED MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
620 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY
EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
850 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. S OF
CAINES HEAD...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
620 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING 
SE WIND 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR THE NORTH ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
850 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATER
THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 110020
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON NOV 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...
A 977 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR
SEWARD TUE AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 75 NM WEST OF
SITKINAK WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO SE 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW 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 Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT EVEN
THROUGH THE LONG TERM. THE 00Z RUN OF THE ECMWF IS FINALLY SLOWING
DOWN THE PROGRESSION OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM AND DEVELOPING A SECONDARY
LOW IN THE GULF BY TUE WHICH BRINGS IT MORE INTO LINE WITH PREVIOUS
RUNS OF THE GFS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST..PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION. WIDE VARIATIONS IN
TEMPS EXIST WITH A TEN DEGREE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PORTAGE AND
WHITTIER. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF AS A RIDGE
BUILDS IN TODAY AND MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF. THE LOW CURRENTLY
SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS BEGINNING TO BRING UP SOME PRECIP
AS IT SLOWLY MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 850 MB TEMPS INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY INTO SOUTHWEST AK BY SUN EVENING AND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. THE MAIN BRANCH OF THE JET STAYS WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS
THROUGH MID WEEK BUT A PERSISTENT PIECE OF IT WILL REMAIN OVER
SOUTHWEST AK THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE PUSHING EAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE MAIN STORY
IS THE LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL BRING GALES AND
RAIN AND SNOW FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EAST TO THE AK PENN TODAY.
THE PRECIP WILL SPREAD NORTH INTO BRISTOL BAY WITH STRONG GAP WINDS
ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND AK PENN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. STORMS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONT IN THE GULF SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH JUST HOW SPREAD OUT
THIS SYSTEM IS GOING TO BE IN THE GULF. HOWEVER EXPECT GALES AND
STORMS IN THE GULF EARLY IN THE WEEK FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF
SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE ADDED MOISTURE WILL
KEEP CLOUDS IN THE AREA WITH THE CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS. NORTHERLY
FLOW WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE LOW IN THE BERING SO EXPECT SOME GUSTY
WINDS WITH LOW STRATUS FROM THE PRIBILOFS WEST.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 120 130 138.
         GALES 125 132 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 179 180.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RNW NOV 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC53 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr

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Sources

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