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Gale Warning 402, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 13, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 13, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Apr 13, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 132306
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 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.

PKZ197-141400-
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF LATE MON NIGHT AND MOVE TO
THE NORTHEASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW WILL FORM 200 NM SOUTH
OF SITKINAK MON NIGHT AND MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK TUE
EVENING AND DISSIPATE.
$$

PKZ120-141400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ125-141400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-141400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-141400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-141400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-141400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-141400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2
FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
12 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 140248 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
645 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

UPDATE TO ZONES 129 AND 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.

PKZ197-141400-
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF LATE MON NIGHT AND MOVE TO
THE NORTHEASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW WILL FORM 200 NM SOUTH
OF SITKINAK MON NIGHT AND MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK TUE
EVENING AND DISSIPATE.
$$

PKZ120-141400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ125-141400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-141400-
PASSAGE CANAL
645 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT.  SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-141400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
645 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-141400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-141400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-141400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2
FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 141155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 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.

PKZ197-150200-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1003 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MON NIGHT AND
MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY AT 996 MB TUE NIGHT BEFORE
DISSIPATING.
$$

PKZ120-150200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40
KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-150200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 141437 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

UPDATED ZONE 121

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

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

PKZ197-150200-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1003 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MON NIGHT 
AND MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY AT 996 MB TUE NIGHT
BEFORE DISSIPATING.
$$

PKZ120-150200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 
40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150200-
RESURRECTION BAY
640 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-150200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 141712 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
915 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-150200-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1003 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MON NIGHT 
AND MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY AT 996 MB TUE NIGHT
BEFORE DISSIPATING.
$$

PKZ120-150200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 
40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150200-
RESURRECTION BAY
640 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-150200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
915 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 142307
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 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.

PKZ197-151400-
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 997 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 85 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK TUE NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE WED. A STRONG
FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT
AND THEN DISSIPATE WED.
$$

PKZ120-151400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-151400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-151400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
SEAL ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-151400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-151400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-151400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-151400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-151400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-151400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 150131 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
530 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

UPDATED ZONES 121 130

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.

PKZ197-151400-
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 997 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 85 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK TUE NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE WED. A STRONG
FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT
AND THEN DISSIPATE WED.
$$

PKZ120-151400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-151400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT...BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-151400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
SEAL ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-151400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-151400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
530 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. NE WIND GUSTING TO 45 KT WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-151400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-151400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-151400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-151400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 151159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED APR 15 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.

PKZ197-160200-
400 AM AKDT WED APR 15 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 400 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WED NIGHT AND MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY AT 996 MB THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-160200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-160200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-160200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-160200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-160200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT EAST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-160200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-160200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-160200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20
KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-160200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 152316
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 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.

PKZ197-161400-
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WILL 
MOVE TO 300 NM EAST OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON AT 994 MB AND THEN 
TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB.
$$

PKZ120-161400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-161400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF
SEAL ISLAND. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-161400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

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

$$

PKZ130-161400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 15
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-161400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-161400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-161400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-161400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 152335 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

CORRECTED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-161400-
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1002 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WILL 
MOVE TO 300 NM EAST OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON AT 994 MB AND THEN 
TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB.
$$

PKZ120-161400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-161400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-161400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-161400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

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

$$

PKZ130-161400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 15
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-161400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-161400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-161400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-161400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 161159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 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.

PKZ197-170200-
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 997 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 200 NM
SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO
300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 1001 MB FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-170200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
SEAL ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-170200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-170200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 161604 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
800 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

UPDATED ZONE 120

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

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

PKZ197-170200-
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 997 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 200 NM
SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO
300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 1001 MB FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-170200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
800 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
SEAL ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-170200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-170200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 162319
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU APR 16 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.

PKZ197-171400-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST TO 300 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB FRI AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL
WEAKEN FURTHER TO 1005 MB SAT AFTERNOON 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK.
$$

PKZ120-171400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-171400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-171400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT...GUSTING TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT DURING THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

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

$$

PKZ130-171400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...EAST OF BARREN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WEST OF
BARREN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-171400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 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 13, 2:05 PM AKDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 2:05 PM AKDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
205 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...IN THE UPPER LEVELS A LARGE COMPLEX
CUT-OFF LOW IS TRACKING EASTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN IN A
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHERN STREAM. THERE IS A DECENT JET STREAK ON THE
DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THIS LOW. THIS JET COMBINED WITH COLD AIR
FEEDING INTO THE SYSTEM IN THE LOW LEVELS ARE AIDING IN TRIPLE
POINT DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WHILE THE ORIGINAL
LOW WEAKENS BACK NEAR ADAK. A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT EXISTS
BETWEEN THIS LOW COMPLEX AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING.
COLD AIR IS ALSO ADVECTING OFF OF THE ICE EDGE AND CONTRIBUTING TO
THE MAX GALE TO MIN STORM FORCE WINDS BEING OBSERVED OVER THE
CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING.

A SMALLER BUT SLIGHTLY COLDER UPPER LOW IS CENTERED OVER THE
SOUTHWEST ALASKA DRIFTING NORTHEASTWARD AS HEIGHTS RISE OVER THE GULF
AHEAD OF THE ALEUTIAN LOW. 12Z SOUNDING FROM BETHEL SHOWS THE EXTENT
OF COLD AIR ALOFT WITH THIS LOW...WITH AN 850H TEMP OF -23 DEGREES
AND 500H TEMP OF -37 DEGREES. AS SOME OF THIS COLDER AIR MOVED OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING INSTABILITY PRODUCED SOME FAIRLY IMPRESSIVE
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA. SHOWERS CONTINUE THIS MORNING
AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH WHICH IS SWINGING
NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE GENERALLY IN AGREEMENT...ALTHOUGH
THERE CONTINUES TO BE MINOR DIFFERENCES IN POSITION OF SURFACE
LOW CENTERS...AS WOULD BE EXPECTED WITH A COMPLEX UPPER LOW. NO
MAJOR CHANGES PLANNED FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE REGION WILL EXIT TO
THE NORTH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...OVERUNNING AHEAD OF THE ALEUTIAN STORM
WILL RESULT IN CLOUDY SKIES AND AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW SPREADING FROM
KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON TO THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT.
MEANWHILE...A SURFACE RIDGE BUILD OVERHEAD THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN
QUICKLY MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A BRIEF PERIOD OF
STRONG TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS THROUGH SOME
OTHER TYPICAL LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE KNIK RIVER VALLEY AND THE
COPPER RIVER. DOWNSLOPING USUALLY WORKS AGAINST THE OVERUNNING
PRECIPITATION THROUGH DOWNSLOPE DRYING...BUT THIS IS A MARGINAL
WIND EVENT AND STILL EXPECT FLURRIES OR VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION
IN LEE SIDE AREAS.

AS THE FRONT ENTERS THE GULF TOMORROW MORNING EAST WINDS WILL BECOME
FAVORABLE THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY INTO EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND THESE
WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE FRONT TRACKS NORTHWARD DURING THE DAY. THE
UPPER LEVEL COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL ENSURE
PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS ALL SNOW...AND THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER
THE GULF LATE TUESDAY...SO THERE WONT BE MUCH OF A WARM-UP OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL. THEREFORE...A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE UNCERTAINTY HERE IS WHETHER PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVY
ENOUGH AND STEADY ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN A SURFACE TEMPERATURE AROUND
FREEZING TO ALLOW SNOW TO EFFECTIVELY BLOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

AFTER THE INITIAL OVERUNNING PRECIPITATION MOST OF INLAND
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN MOSTLY DRY WITH JUST SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS
AS THE SYSTEM REMAINS DOWN OVER THE GULF AND NORTH PACIFIC. THIS LOW
COMPLEX LOOKS LIKE IT WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF THROUGH THE ENTIRE
FORECAST PERIOD...MAINTAINING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE COAST.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE UPPER LOW WILL EXIT TO INTERIOR ALASKA
TONIGHT...BUT COLD AIR IN PLACE WILL RESULT IN SOME VERY COLD
LOW TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND VICINITY
TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION FROM THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL SPREAD NORTH AND
WEST ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...WITH MOST IF
NOT ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION STAYING SOUTH AND EAST OF MCGRATH AND
BETHEL. GUSTY NORTHERLIES WILL ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WILL
ONCE AGAIN AFFECT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS WINTER CONTINUES TO HANG
ON. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GULF/NORTH PACIFIC TUESDAY
NIGHT SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL DRY OUT AND REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEK.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL BECOME DOMINANT THIS EVENING. AS THE UPPER
LOW COMPLEX CONTINUES EASTWARD YET ANOTHER TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL
DEVELOP SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS LOW WILL THEN TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE PACIFIC ON
TUESDAY. COLD ADVECTION AND TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SLID GALE FORCE WINDS
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH DIMINISHING WINDS THEREAFTER. A RIDGE
WILL BUILD OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHWEST BERING MID WEEK...SETTING
UP A MUCH MORE AMPLIFIED LONG-WAVE PATTERN FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST
PERIOD.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN FOR THE END OF THE
WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND MEANS DRY OFF-SHORE FLOW FOR THE MAINLAND AS A
WEAK LOW RESIDES IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. TEMPERATURES NEAR
NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE SNOW MELT SEASON CONTINUES.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 125.
MARINE...GALE...120 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 179.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB APR 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 4:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 13, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Apr 13, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Apr 13, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Apr 13, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Apr 13, 4:50 PM AKDTBlizzard WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 14, 4:00 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC3 days
Apr 14, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 14, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 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.