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Gale Warning 331, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 27, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 27, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 27, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280000
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 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.

PKZ197-281400-
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1000 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE
FRI MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT
EVENING AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF SUN AFTERNOON.  

$$

PKZ120-281400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-281400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

.TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH MID MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
14 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280647 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED
1055 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

UPDATED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ197-281400-
1055 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT
EVENING AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF SUN AFTERNOON.  

$$

PKZ120-281400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-281400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

.TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH MID MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281200
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 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.

PKZ197-290200-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT EVENING AND MOVE
INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF SUN EVENING. 
$$

PKZ120-290200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE
AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT
INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER
WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35
KT WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281221 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED
425 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

UPDATED ZONES 129 125

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.

PKZ197-290200-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT EVENING AND MOVE
INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF SUN EVENING. 
$$

PKZ120-290200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE
AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT
INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER
WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
425 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290200-
PASSAGE CANAL
425 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35
KT WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 282316
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 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.

PKZ197-291400-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT EVENING AND MOVE
INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF SUN EVENING. 

$$

PKZ120-291400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW DEVELOPING.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-291400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW DEVELOPING. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-291400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-291400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ130-291400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN DEVELOPING. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-291400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN 
BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-291400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-291400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-291400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT...THEN
INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 290022 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
420 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

UPDATED ZONES 140 197

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.

PKZ197-291400-
420 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT EVENING AND MOVE
INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF SUN EVENING. REDOUBT VOLCANO IS CURRENTLY
ACTIVE. 

$$

PKZ120-291400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW DEVELOPING.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-291400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW DEVELOPING. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-291400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-291400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ130-291400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN DEVELOPING. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-291400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN 
BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-291400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-291400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
420 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-291400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT...THEN
INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 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.

PKZ197-300200-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF AND ONSHORE SUNDAY NIGHT. 
WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-300200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES S OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-300200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 55
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-300200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291530 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
725 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

UPDATE TO ZONES 120 130 AND 140.

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.

PKZ197-300200-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF AND ONSHORE SUNDAY NIGHT. 
WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-300200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
725 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND
55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES S OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-300200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 55
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
725 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
WINDS BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS ENDING BY NOON.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
725 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-300200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 292307
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 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.

PKZ197-301400-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE SUN NIGHT. A
993 MB LOW WILL BE 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-301400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT
BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SW WIND 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 15 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 FT. SNOW.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-301400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE...BECOMING SW 25 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-301400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-301400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS 
16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR THE COAST. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN 
THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE 
MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-301400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 301141
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 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.

PKZ197-310200-
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND 
TUE MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT 
EARLY WED MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH.
$$

PKZ120-310200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-310200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-310200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-310200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

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

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT
SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-310200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
221 
FZAK51 PAFC 302259
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 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.

PKZ197-311400-
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY ON TUE
AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO NEAR BARANOF ISLAND AT 996 MB WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-311400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2
FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-311400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS
4 FT.  SOUTH OF SEAL ISLAND...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HIGHER
WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. 
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-311400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-311400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-311400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-311400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-311400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-311400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 310631 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1035 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

UPDATED ZONES 121 129 130

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.

PKZ197-311400-
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY ON TUE
AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO NEAR BARANOF ISLAND AT 996 MB WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-311400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311400-
RESURRECTION BAY
1035 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-311400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS
4 FT.  SOUTH OF SEAL ISLAND...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HIGHER
WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. 
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-311400-
PASSAGE CANAL
1035 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-311400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1035 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...W 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-311400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-311400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-311400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-311400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 311132
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 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.

PKZ197-010200-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL QUICKLY TRACK TO 230 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE JUST SOUTH OF
DIXON ENTRANCE WED EVENING AT 1000 MB.
$$

PKZ120-010200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS BY LATE
MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-010200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-010200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE
MORNING...THEN BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.

SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-010200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE MORNING.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 312118 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
115 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

UPDATED AREA 125

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.

PKZ197-010200-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL QUICKLY TRACK TO 230 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE JUST SOUTH OF
DIXON ENTRANCE WED EVENING AT 1000 MB.
$$

PKZ120-010200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS BY LATE
MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-010200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
115 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-010200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-010200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE
MORNING...THEN BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.

SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-010200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE MORNING.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 312314
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 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.

PKZ197-011400-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE JUST
SOUTH OF DIXON ENTRANCE AT 1001 MB WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-011400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-011400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-011400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-011400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL
PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE CONCERN IS WITH THE TRACK OF THE LOW
THAT WILL CROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN SATURDAY AND MOVE INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY. THE MODEL RUNS HAVE BEEN MOVING THIS LOW
TRACK NORTHWARD WITH PROGRESSIVE RUNS THOUGH THE LAST TWO RUNS ON
BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE SLOWED THE NORTHWARD MOVEMENT BUT THE
ECMWF IS STILL NORTH OF THE GFS TRACK. CURRENTLY THE MODELS MATCH UP
WELL THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND THEN THE ECMWF BRINGS TO LOW CENTER TO
NUNIVAK ISLAND WHILE THE GFS IN MOVING IT INLAND A LITTLE NORTH OF
TOGIAK SUNDAY. THE GFS SOLUTION SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BETTER WHEN
LOOKING AT ALL AVAILABLE FACTORS THEREFORE THAT IS THE ONE BEING USED
FOR GUIDANCE WITH THIS AFTERNOONS PACKAGE.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL HEMISPHERIC PATTERN WILL
BE UNDERGOING A LITTLE SHIFT AS THE LARGE HIGH OVER SIBERIA
RETROGRADES TO THE SOUTHWEST WHICH WILL IN TURN ALLOW THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TO DEEPEN THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
AS THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS MOVES INTO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION.
THE APPROACHING LOW IS WELL POSITIONED ALONG THE JET STREAM TO BE
STRENGTHENED AS FORECAST AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...BIGGEST ISSUE IN SOUTH CENTRAL TONIGHT WILL BE
THE LWO MOVING INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND OVERNIGHT AND THEN INTO THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN SATURDAY. THIS WILL KEEP PERSISTENT LIGHT SNOW IN
THE ANCHORAGE AREA TONIGHT AND KEEP SNOW IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
AREA AS WELL.
THE SYSTEM MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY WILL BRING LOTS OF PRECIPITATION
AND WIND TO THE STATE FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE
NEXT WEEK. THE WARM FRONT MOVING NORTH WITH THIS SYSTEM INDUCES A
STRONG BARRIER JET ON SOME MODELS IN THE NORTHERN GULF...SO THE
POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS TO STORM FORCE BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY CERTAINLY IS WITHIN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE NEXT IN THE SERIES OF STRONG LOWS ON THE
DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE TROUGH LOOKS TO AFFECT THE REGION RIGHT ON THE
HEELS OF THIS WEEKENDS STORM SYSTEM.  MODELS WILL LIKELY FLUCTUATE
BETWEEN A TRACK NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE AKPEN.  EITHER WAY...CONTINUED
UNSETTLED WEATHER IS LIKELY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 179
              180.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 155 165 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

MAR 09

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 27, 10:35 AM AKDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1035 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009

AKZ101-111-272000-

...TRACE AMOUNTS OF ASHFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND
MATANUSKA VALLEY...

REDOUBT VOLCANO ERUPTED YET AGAIN AT 841 AM FRIDAY MORNING...SENDING
ASH TO AROUND 50000 FEET. REDOUBT VOLCANO ALSO ERUPTED TWICE DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TO LEVELS AS HIGH AS 50000 FEET. IT IS POSSIBLE
THAT VERY MINOR AMOUNTS OF A TRACE OR LESS OF ASHFALL COULD OCCUR
ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATANUSKA VALLEY TODAY. THE MAJORITY OF
THE ASH FROM THIS MORNINGS ERUPTION WILL MOVE INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY
INTO AREAS SOUTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA.

FOR ALL UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF REDOUBT ACTIVITY PLEASE VISIT THE
FOLLOWING WEBPAGES.

ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY - UPDATES ON VOLCANIC ACTIVITY

HTTP://AVO.ALASKA.EDU/ACTIVITY/REDOUBT.PHP

ALASKA AVIATION WEATHER UNIT - UPDATES ON AIRMETS AND SIGMETS

HTTP://AAWU.ARH.NOAA.GOV

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - UPDATES FOR PUBLIC WARNINGS / ADVISORIES

HTTP://PAFC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/VOLCANO.PHP

ALL LINKS ARE LOWER CASE

EZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 27, 4:13 PM AKDTBlizzard WatchAFC13 hr
Mar 27, 9:36 PM AKDTAshfall AdvisoryAFC7 hr
Mar 27, 11:33 PM AKDTFlash Flood WarningAFC6 hr
Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 28, 5:07 AM AKDTBlizzard WatchAFC6 hr
Mar 28, 5:07 AM AKDTBlizzard WarningAFC59 hr
Mar 28, 5:15 AM AKDTAshfall AdvisoryAFC7 hr
Mar 28, 5:15 AM AKDTHigh Wind WatchAFC7 hr
Mar 28, 5:29 AM AKDTBlizzard WatchAFC6 hr
Mar 28, 5:29 AM AKDTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC42 hr
Mar 28, 11:49 AM AKDTBlizzard WarningAFC34 hr
Mar 28, 12:00 PM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC30 hr

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Sources

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