Storm Warning 90, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 041939 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1035 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125

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

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

PKZ197-050300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...BROAD SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF
THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BE 180 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK
CITY TUE NIGHT AT 985 MB. THE LOW WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES
INTO BRISTOL BAY BY WED EVENING. 

$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1035 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT ALONG THE COAST. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 32 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
1035 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.   
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1035 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.   
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 050004
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE MAR 4 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.

PKZ197-051500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 991 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 125 NM EAST OF
CHIGNIK TUE NIGHT AT 985 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB
AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST ON WED. A STRONG FRONT
EXTENDING FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT TO
THE NORTH GULF COAST WED AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND
WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 051214
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 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.

PKZ197-060300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A LARGE 982 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB 75 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD
AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK
ISLAND AND INTO THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA BY EVENING THEN WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INLAND LATE WED NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW 510 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND THU MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM
EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 60 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 30 KT SOUTH AND
WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...SMALL CRAFT TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 11
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS
MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING E 35 KT
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING S 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 17
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OVER THE SOUTHERN INLET. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 051247 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

CORRECTION TO HEADLINE IN ZONE 121

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

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

PKZ197-060300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A LARGE 982 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB 75 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD
AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK
ISLAND AND INTO THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA BY EVENING THEN WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INLAND LATE WED NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW 510 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND THU MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM
EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 60 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 30 KT SOUTH AND
WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 11
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS
MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING E 35 KT
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING S 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 17
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OVER THE SOUTHERN INLET. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 051601 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125 129

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

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

PKZ197-060300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A LARGE 982 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB 75 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD
AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK
ISLAND AND INTO THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA BY EVENING THEN WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INLAND LATE WED NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW 510 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND THU MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM
EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
700 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS ALONG
THE COAST. WINDS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 30 KT SOUTH AND WEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...S WIND 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
700 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
700 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 80 KT
THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
700 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING E 35 KT
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE
WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN 
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OVER THE SOUTHERN INLET. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 051803 CCB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
903 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONE 121

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

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

PKZ197-060300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A LARGE 982 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB 75 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD
AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK
ISLAND AND INTO THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA BY EVENING THEN WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INLAND LATE WED NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW 510 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND THU MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM
EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
700 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS ALONG
THE COAST. WINDS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 30 KT SOUTH AND WEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...S WIND 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
700 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
700 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 80 KT
THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
700 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING E 35 KT
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE
WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN 
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OVER THE SOUTHERN INLET. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 051954 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1050 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-060300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A LARGE 982 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB 75 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD
AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK
ISLAND AND INTO THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA BY EVENING THEN WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INLAND LATE WED NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW 510 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND THU MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM
EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
700 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS ALONG
THE COAST. WINDS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 30 KT SOUTH AND WEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...S WIND 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
700 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
700 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH CHANNELED
AREAS NEAR THE GULF. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
700 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING E 35 KT
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE
WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN 
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OVER THE SOUTHERN INLET. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 060013
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED MAR 5 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.

PKZ197-061500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
INLAND THIS EVENING. A 985 MB LOW 900 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL
STRENGTHEN 975 MB AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY 
THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS
FRI MORNING AT 970 MB.

$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING
S WIND 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO S WIND 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 65 KT
DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A DEEP ANCHOR LOW IS CENTERED JUST
SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH MULTIPLE WAVES EMBEDDED WITHIN
ITS CIRCULATION. A RIDGE IS BUILDING FROM THE EAST PACIFIC NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA AND MAINLAND ALASKA. A STRONG ZONAL JET
(ESTIMATED MAX AROUND 200 KT) EXTENDS OUT OF ASIA ALONG 30N AND
THEN CURVES NORTHWARD AROUND 160W. AT THE SURFACE THERE IS A STRONG
LOW BETWEEN THE PRIBILOFS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS...TRACKING NORTHWARD
ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE ANCHOR LOW. OCCLUSION EXTENDS NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS TO BRISTOL BAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ENDED THIS
MORNING ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS AS WINDS DIMINISHED AND TEMPERATURES
ROSE WITH THE FRONT NEARING. QUIKSCAT WINDS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
SHOW A FAIRLY CONCENTRIC LOW CENTER WITH STRONG WINDS ON ALL SIDES
OF THE LOW. PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE LOW COMBINED WITH STRONG COLD
ADVECTION IN THE LOW LEVELS ARE ENHANCING WINDS FROM THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. GUSTS TO 64 KT HAVE BEEN OBSERVED
IN COLD BAY. RADAR IMAGERY OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND SHOWS
PRECIPITATION SLOWLY SPREADING INLAND. THERE ARE STRONG EASTERLY
CHINOOKS AHEAD OF THE FRONT LIMITING PRECIPITATION IN THE USUAL
LEE SIDE LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...FLOW ALOFT IS SOUTHERLY SO SOME LIGHT
PRECIPITATION MAY MAKE IT INTO THESE AREAS AS WELL. FINALLY...IR
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS MULTIPLE LOWS FORMING IN THE LEFT EXIT
REGION OF THE MAIN UPPER JET...IN THE BOX BORDERED BY 40N TO 45N
AND 160W TO 170W.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL WITH ANCHOR LOW AND
BERING LOW. AS WOULD BE EXPECTED THEY ARE NOT DOING VERY WELL
PICKING UP ON DEVELOPING LOWS DOWN OVER THE PACIFIC...AND THESE
PROBLEMS ARE REFLECTED IN THE VARYING MODEL SOLUTIONS. THE GFS
SHOWS GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THE TRACK OF A LOW TO THE
ALASKA PENINSULA TUESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...PREFER THE MULTIPLE LOWS
INDICATED BY THE UKMET/ECMWF SOLUTIONS INSTEAD OF THE ONE BROAD LOW.
BEYOND THIS POINT MODEL SOLUTIONS RAPIDLY DIVERGE AND THERE IS VERY
LARGE SPREAD IN THE GFS ENSEMBLE. THE GFS/UKMET DEVELOP ANOTHER LOW
FAR TO THE SOUTH AND TRACK TO THE GULF LATE WEDNESDAY WHILE THE
ECMWF/NAM DEVELOP ONE OF THE LOWS TRACKING TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA
AND MOVE IT INTO BRISTOL BAY LATE WEDNESDAY. CURRENT FORECAST WAS
BASED OFF A LOW TRACKING TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND. WITH ANCHOR LOW
SO FAR WEST AND BUILDING RIDGE PREFER SOLUTIONS THAT TRACK LOW
FARTHER WEST. THEREFORE...EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY
WILL TREND TOWARD THE NEW GFS SOLUTION.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE BERING LOW WILL MOVE NORTHWARD AND THEN
STALL AND WEAKEN NORTH OF THE PRIBILOFS TUESDAY AS THE UPPER WAVE
ROTATES BACK WESTWARD AROUND THE TOP OF THE ANCHOR LOW. THE OCCLUSION
WILL QUICKLY MOVE INLAND AND FALL APART OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND
WESTERN SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF
SNOW...MAINLY IN UPSLOPE LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE WESTERN SUSITNA
VALLEY. THE COLD FRONT (EXTENDING FROM THE TRIPLE POINT OVER BRISTOL
BAY SOUTHWARD TO THE DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOWS) WILL MOVE TO SHELIKOF
STRAIT/COOK INLET TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE BACK WESTWARD AS A WARM FRONT
TUESDAY...SPREADING MORE PRECIPITATION BACK OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
AS EACH SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH AIR CONTINUES TO GET WARMER. THIS ONE
WILL WARM SOME AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA ENOUGH TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE
TO RAIN. A LOW TRACK TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG
EAST TO SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AS WELL
AS THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES...SO DOWNSLOPE DRYING WILL CONTINUE
IN THE USUAL PLACES. THE LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALASKA
PENINSULA TUE NIGHT AND THEN STALL AS THE ANCHOR LOW BEGINS TO DROP
SOUTH AND EASTWARD UNDERNEATH THIS LOW. ALTHOUGH THERE IS GREAT
UNCERTAINTY IN WHAT WILL OCCUR AFTER THIS...IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD
CHANCE THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL TRACK A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH AND EAST
DUE TO EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE ANCHOR LOW AND EAST PACIFIC RIDGE.
THEREFORE..EXPECT EVEN STRONGER DOWNSLOPE WINDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
BY MID WEEK AND AND ANOTHER SHOT OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM AND CHANGE PRECIPITATION
TO ALL RAIN ALONG THE COAST WITH A GOOD POSSIBILITY OF PRECIPITATION
AT LEAST MIXING WITH RAIN IN SOME INLAND LOCATIONS AS WELL.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...GFS 500MB 5-WAVE INDICATES PATTERN WILL
CONTINUE TO PROGRESS THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. WITH SO MUCH
UNCERTAINTY IN THE SHORT-TERM DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE THAT
THIS WILL OCCUR...BUT CHANGEABLE WEATHER THIS TIME OF YEAR IS THE
NORM SO LOOKS REASONABLE THAT WE WONT STAY IN THIS SAME PATTERN
FOR A LONG TIME.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 138 160 176 179 180 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB MAR 08