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Gale Warning 376, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 2, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 2, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. 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
Apr 2, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 4, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 021155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 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.

PKZ197-030200-
400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1000 MB LOW 670 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 525 NM 
SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK EARLY SAT MORNING. A 987 MB LOW WILL 
FORM 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK FRI MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 
997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM EAST OF SITKINAK EARLY SAT MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-030200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT 
BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-030200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT 
BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT 
BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-030200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. NEAR 
KAMISHAK BAY...WIND BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 
30 KT BY MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...S
WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-030200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT BY MORNING. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT BY MORNING.
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-030200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-030200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 022342
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 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.

PKZ197-031400-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 989 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO
150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 998 MB FRI NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN
INTO A TROUGH SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-031400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-031400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-031400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ140-031400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 031131
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 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.

PKZ197-040200-
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK
CITY THIS MORNING AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT
1011 MB SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-040200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING AND 45 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN.

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E TO NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 35 KT
NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

.TODAY...E WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING.  SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-040200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55
KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...EXCEPT HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT.  SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
483 
FZAK51 PAFC 032314
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 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.

PKZ197-041400-
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 987 MB LOW 130 NM EAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1005 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN.

$$

PKZ120-041400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE
THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-041400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-041400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

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

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 040038 RRA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

RETRANSMISSION

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.

PKZ197-041400-
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 987 MB LOW 130 NM EAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1005 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN.

$$

PKZ120-041400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE
THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-041400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-041400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

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

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 040056 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
450 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

UPDATED 121 125 129 138 141

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.

PKZ197-041400-
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 987 MB LOW 130 NM EAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1005 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN.

$$

PKZ120-041400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041400-
RESURRECTION BAY
450 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
450 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE
THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041400-
PASSAGE CANAL
450 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-041400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
450 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-041400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041400-
KACHEMAK BAY
450 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 041108
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 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.

PKZ197-050200-
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 996 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL
MOVE TO 150 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1011 MB SUN MORNING. THIS
LOW WILL THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD WHILE DISSIPATING THROUGH SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-050200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS WEST THIS
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND ENDING
THIS MORNING.  SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF
KALGIN ISLAND THIS MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 042322
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 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.

PKZ197-051400-
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1004 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 90 NM
EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1014 MB SUN EVENING THEN DISSIPATING SUN
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-051400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. EAST OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON NORTH OF
KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT.  
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU...E 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 Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SATISFACTORY
RESOLUTION OF ALL PRESSING SYSTEMS. OLDER ECMWF RUN HAS THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SECONDARY LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON
WHERE OTHER MODELS JUST HAVE A TROUGH EXTENDING OUT OF THE MAIN LOW
TO THE SOUTH. THIS WILL BE A FEATURE TO WATCH MAINLY FOR THE KODIAK
AREA AS IT COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE WEATHER THERE SHOULD AN ACTUAL
SECOND LOW CENTER FORM THERE. MODELS IN THE BERING SEA ARE IN VERY
GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE BERING
SEA AND A FLATTENED UPPER LEVEL RIDGE SOUTH OF THE AREA ARE COMBINING
TO BRING RATHER ZONAL FLOW IN THE UPPER LEVELS RIGHT NOW. A WEAK
SURFACE RIDGE EDGING INTO THE COOK INLET AREA WILL BE PUSHED TO THE
ALCAN BORDER BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THERE IS A PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN SETTING UP AS THE 250 MB
JET STREAM IS JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA AND A SERIES OF HIGHS AND LOWS
WILL TRANSIT THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE JET IS BEGINNING TO
AMPLIFY AND WILL CONTINUE THIS THROUGH FRIDAY AS BOTH THE LOWS AND
HIGHS STRENGTHEN AND MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST
AREA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE OVER THE NORTHERN
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY BROUGHT SOME SNOW INTO THESE
AREAS AND AS FAR SOUTH AS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL TODAY. THIS WAVE WILL
ROTATE OVER THE NORTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN AND THEN OUT OF THE AREA
BY LATE TONIGHT.
A LOW NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVING
INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA WILL BRING SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA TONIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE PROGRESSIVE WEATHER PATTERN THAT IS
DEVELOPING WILL BRING A NUMBER OF LOWS AND HIGHS ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 155 165 170 171 172.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 165.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

APR 09

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 2, 1:30 AM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...RETRANSMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
130 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

AKZ121-021130-

...TRACE AMOUNTS OF ASHFALL IS FALLING OVER THE NORTHERN KENAI
PENINSULA...

THERE ARE TRACE AMOUNTS OF ASH FROM EARLIER EMISSIONS FROM REDOUBT
THIS EVENING FALLING OVER THE NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA SOUTH OF
ANCHORAGE IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 2 HOURS.

AVOID EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO ASH...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY
SENSITIVITIES. PROTECT CRITICAL ELECTRONICS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT FROM
CONTAMINATION.

THIS STATEMENT WILL ONLY BE UPDATED IF CONDITIONS CHANGE.
Special weather statement, Apr 2, 1:30 AM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
130 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009

AKZ121-021130-

...TRACE AMOUNTS OF ASHFALL OVER THE NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA...

EARLIER LOW LEVEL ASH EMISSIONS FROM REDOUBT DEPOSITED TRACE AMOUNTS
OF ASH NEAR KENAI. TRACE AMOUNTS OF ASH MAY CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE
NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA SOUTH OF ANCHORAGE THROUGH THE NEXT 2 HOURS
AS THE REMNANTS OF THIS ASH CLOUD TRACK EASTWARD.

AVOID EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO ASH...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY
SENSITIVITIES. PROTECT CRITICAL ELECTRONICS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT FROM
CONTAMINATION.

THIS STATEMENT WILL ONLY BE UPDATED IF CONDITIONS CHANGE.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 2, 3:06 PM AKDTBlizzard WatchAFC14 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.