Gale Warning 407, NWS Anchorage, AK

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.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 170301 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

UPDATE TO 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.

PKZ197-171400-
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
700 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 INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 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.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 171201
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 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.

PKZ197-180200-
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 425 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK AND WEAKEN TO 1004 MB FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO
375 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT EVENING WHILE CONTINUING TO WEAKEN TO
1007 MB.
$$

PKZ120-180200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND 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.  

$$

PKZ130-180200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND
15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-180200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-180200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N 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...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-180200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE LOW COMPLEX REMAINS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA...WITH VARIOUS LOWS
WITHIN THE LARGE SCALE CIRCULATION. ELSEWHERE AT THE SURFACE...HIGH
PRESSURE IS LOCATED OVER THE BERING SEA AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS IS
RESULTING IN GUSTY NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE LESSENING AS THE GRADIENT
RELAXES.

IN THE UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE CUT-OFF LOW IS CENTERED NEAR 50N 150W.
VARIOUS UPPER WAVES ARE ROTATING WITHIN THIS CIRCULATION. THE CUT-OFF
LOW IS AT THE BASE OF A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE
ALASKA MAINLAND...AND EXTENDING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. RIDGING IS
LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN HANDLING THE PATTERN THROUGH
SATURDAY. DIFFERENCES ARISE IN THE POSITIONING AND STRENGTH OF
INDIVIDUAL LOWS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LOW COMPLEX. THE NAM/GFS
SOLUTIONS WERE USED TO CONSTRUCT THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE...WITH
MAIN FOCUS ON THE FIRST 60 HOURS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...FOCUS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK CONTINUES TO BE THE
IMPACT OF INDIVIDUAL LOWS AND WAVES ROTATING WITHIN THE COMPLEX.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED TO COASTAL LOCATIONS...ALTHOUGH
MOISTURE WILL PERIODICALLY SURGE INLAND AS INDIVIDUAL LOWS AND
SURFACE WAVES ROTATE AROUND THE TOP OF THE COMPLEX. IN
GENERAL...EXPECT INLAND LOCATIONS TO REMAIN DRY...ALTHOUGH THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN WILL SEE INCREASED SHOWERS DUE TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW
ALOFT.

.SOUTHWEST...GUSTY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BE THE MAIN STORY ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH FRIDAY...AS THE GRADIENT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW
COMPLEX REMAINS TIGHT. THE AKPEN WILL SEE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND
BLOWING SNOW TODAY IN RESPONSE TO THIS COLD ADVECTION. ELSEWHERE
ACROSS SOUTHWEST...EXPECT RELATIVELY TRANQUIL WEATHER TO PERSIST AS
WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY QUIET
ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE EASTERN ISLANDS TODAY...BUT WILL BE DISSIPATING AS THE
GRADIENT RELAXES. SCATTERED SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEATHER FRONT
WILL BEGIN IMPACTING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...BUT WILL NOT MAKE MUCH PROGRESSION EASTWARD AS THE UPPER
RIDGE REMAINS IN CONTROL.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN WILL STAY IN PLACE AS WE HEAD INTO THE
WEEKEND. MODELS CONTINUE TO HINT AT THE PATTERN BREAKING DOWN BY
EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT DETAILS THIS FAR OUT ARE STILL CLOUDY. THROUGH
THE WEEKEND ANTICIPATE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIANS WITH THE LOW COMPLEX REMAINING OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE...120 130 132
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

NRH APR 09