Storm Warning 91, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Mar 5, 2008, 5:50 AM AKST (14:50 UTC)

Expired

Mar 5, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

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.  

$$

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