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Gale Warning 161, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 6, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 6, 2009, 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
Feb 6, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 8, 2009, 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 061233
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-070300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB AND
MOVE INLAND NEAR ICY BAY SAT MORNING. A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR
MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
SUN MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-070300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-070300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-070300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-070300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-070300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-070300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-070300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-070300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-070300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$
10 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 061321 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
420 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

CORRECTED ZONE 120

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-070300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB AND
MOVE INLAND NEAR ICY BAY SAT MORNING. A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR
MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
SUN MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-070300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-070300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-070300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-070300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-070300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-070300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-070300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-070300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-070300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 061752 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
850 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

UPDATED ZONE 129

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-070300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB AND
MOVE INLAND NEAR ICY BAY SAT MORNING. A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR
MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
SUN MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-070300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-070300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-070300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-070300-
PASSAGE CANAL
850 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-070300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-070300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-070300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-070300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-070300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$
612 
FZAK51 PAFC 062359
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 994 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982
MB 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT FRI NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR
YAKUTAT SAT MORNING. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB 50 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 8 FT WEST OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 070914 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1215 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

UPDATED ZONE 129

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982
MB 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT FRI NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR
YAKUTAT SAT MORNING. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB 50 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
1215 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

.TONIGHT...W 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 8 FT WEST OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 071247
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-080300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE ONSHORE LATE SAT
MORNING. A 989 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 125 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
SAT EVENING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING AND
WEAKEN TO 1000 MB. A 989 MB LOW WILL BE 140 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MON
MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 071316 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
415 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

CORRECTED ZONE 121

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-080300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE ONSHORE LATE SAT
MORNING. A 989 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 125 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
SAT EVENING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING AND
WEAKEN TO 1000 MB. A 989 MB LOW WILL BE 140 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MON
MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 071545 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

UPDATED ZONES 120 125 130 138 140 141

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-080300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE ONSHORE LATE SAT
MORNING. A 989 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 125 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
SAT EVENING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING AND
WEAKEN TO 1000 MB. A 989 MB LOW WILL BE 140 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MON
MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
640 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
640 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
640 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
640 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
640 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND....VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
640 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 080006
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 983 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY 
AND WEAKEN TO 996 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON.  IT WILL THEN DISSIPATE BY
MON AFTERNOON. ON MON MORNING A 995 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 350 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB AND MOVE TO 600 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK BY MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT.  STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER
GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 081226
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

COASTAL WATERS 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-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 992 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT
SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE MON MORNING. A 996 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF
KODIAK CITY MON MORNING WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-090300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-090300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-090300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-090300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-090300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-090300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-090300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-090300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY S OF
KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-090300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 090000
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

COASTAL WATERS 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-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
THROUGH TUE. A 1006 MB LOW WILL FORM 40 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST GULF
TUE.

$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT PUT OF NORTHWESTERN
BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS
3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Feb 5, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH THE
GFS TRENDING TOWARD THE ECMWF SOLUTION. THE DIFFERENCES IN STRENGTH
AND POSITION OF THE BERING SEA LOW AND AND THE NEXT LOW COMING INTO
THE GULF.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST
AND HAS SPREAD SNOW INTO THE COOK INLET, SUSITNA VALLEY AND THE KENAI
PENINSULA. A WEAK LOW APPEARS TO BE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT NEAR
KODIAK ISLAND AND WILL MOVE TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING.
THE LOW NORTH OF THE PRIBILOFS PRODUCED STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
THROUGH THE PRIBILOFS THIS MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER
TURNAGAIN ARM WILL DELAY THE ONSET OF SNOW OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
UNTIL AFTERNOON.

THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH THE WEAK UPPER RIDGE OVER GULF AND EASTERN MAINLAND CONTINUES
TO MOVE TOWARD CANADA. OTHERWISE, SOUTHERN ALASKA REMAINS UNDER A
MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH MOST OF THE ATMOSPHERE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
UPPER AIR...THE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. A RIDGE
OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST BERING
SATURDAY AND CREATE A STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE BERING SEA.

AT THE SURFACE...ALL MODEL INDICATE THAT THE WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS
THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY THIS EVENING AND WILL PASS THROUGH THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN TONIGHT. THE WEAK LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING. THE
LOW APPROACHING THE GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS ON
PREVIOUS RUNS SO WINDS AROUND THE CENTER WILL REMAIN MOSTLY IN THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY RANGE. THE LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST AND MOVE INTO THE YUKON DELTA NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF FRIDAY
EVENING THEN WEAKEN OVER WESTERN ALASKA SATURDAY. STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BERING LOW WILL BRING MOVE
COLD AIR INTO SOUTHWEST, THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF...
SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEATHER FRONT WILL BECOME SNOW SHOWERS
BEHIND THE FRONT. MOVE SNOW, POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN WILL MOVE BACK
ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST LATE FRIDAY WITH THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM
THEN CHANGE BACK TO SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND BERING SEA...
SNOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL BECOME SNOW
SHOWERS TONIGHT. MORE SNOW, ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE
BERING SEA, WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY LATE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. GALE TO POSSIBLE STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE BERING SATURDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREAS THROUGH MONDAY. THE COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER
WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY. AT THE SURFACE...MODEL AGREEMENT
RAPIDLY FALLS APART THROUGH SUNDAY. GENERAL INDICATIONS SHOW A WEAK
LOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF INTO SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE A
NEW STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT
MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF MONDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 150, 155, 160, 165, 170, 172, 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM FEB 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC54 hr
Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC5 days
Feb 5, 4:45 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC23 hr
Feb 5, 5:25 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC11 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.