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Gale Warning 539, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 3, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 031144
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 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 MON AUG 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF TUE.
A 1013 MB LOW WILL FORM 140 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD LATE TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-040200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. EAST OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.  
.TUE...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. W WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH NEAR
WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-040200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT.  
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 10 FT.   
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 031223 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

CORRECTED 129

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

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

PKZ197-040200-
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF TUE.
A 1013 MB LOW WILL FORM 140 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD LATE TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-040200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. EAST OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.  
.TUE...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. W WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KT NEAR
WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-040200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT.  
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 10 FT.   
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
199 
FZAK51 PAFC 032255
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 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 MON AUG 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TONIGHT. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE. A 1013 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 50 NM SOUTH OF HOMER WED MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-041400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.  
.TUE...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

.TONIGHT...S 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE ...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 


$$

PKZ130-041400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.

.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT  AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO
13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU  AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING 
NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. NORTH 
OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 
10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NORTH
OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 040006 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
405 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONES 130 AND 132

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 MON AUG 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TONIGHT. 
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE. A 1013 MB 
LOW WILL DEVELOP 50 NM SOUTH OF HOMER WED MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-041400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.  
.TUE...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

.TONIGHT...S 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE ...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 


$$

PKZ130-041400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT  AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU  AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING 
NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. NORTH 
OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE 
WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 041130
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 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 TUE AUG 4 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL REACH THE NORTH
GULF COAST BY WED MORNING. A 1012 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 180 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WED MORNING AND MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD AT 1013 MB
LATE WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-050200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13
FT. RAIN. EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH
OF CANINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
448 
FZAK51 PAFC 042243
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 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 TUE AUG 4 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST WED. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT
AND DISSIPATE NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING
WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-051400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 
S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-051400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE THIS
EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-051400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-051400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ130-051400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLAND NORTHWEST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 
E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. SOUTHEAST OF BARREN
ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-051400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-051400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
570 
FZAK51 PAFC 042253 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

CORRECT ZONE 140

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

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

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

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST WED. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT
AND DISSIPATE NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING
WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-051400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 
S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-051400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE THIS
EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-051400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-051400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ130-051400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLAND NORTHWEST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 
E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. SOUTHEAST OF BARREN
ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-051400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-051400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...
NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 050153 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
550 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

UPDATED ZONE 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.

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

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST WED. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK CITY TUE 
NIGHT AND DISSIPATE NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-051400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING 
TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-051400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE 
THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-051400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-051400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ130-051400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLAND NORTHWEST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING 
TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. SOUTHEAST OF BARREN
ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-051400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-051400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...
NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051400-
KACHEMAK BAY
550 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 051145
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 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.

PKZ197-060200-
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE
INLAND TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF WED EVENING AND
PERSIST THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-060200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-060200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-060200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-060200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-060200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-060200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-060200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 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 Aug 2, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL...A SHORT WAVE OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE CONTINUES TO
MOVE EAST INTO NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA. A RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD
OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND CENTRAL MAINLAND. AN UPPER LOW OVER
SOUTHEAST BERING SEA EXTENDS A TROUGH SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS. A GOOD SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO BRING MOIST AIR INTO
WESTERN ALASKA.

AT THE SURFACE...A RIDGE PERSISTS OVER THE GULF AND CENTRAL MAINLAND.
A LOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST BERING IS MOVING A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE
SOUTHWEST BERING SEA COAST AND HAS BROUGHT RAIN INTO THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA, WESTERN BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEST OF
SLEETMUTE.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT THOUGH
THE GFS HAS BEEN HANDLING THE STORMS OVER THE BERING SEA BETTER THAN
THE OTHER MODELS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
UPPER LEVEL...THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND CENTRAL
MAINLAND WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH MONDAY THEN MOVE EAST INTO
THE EASTERN GULF AND THE YUKON TERRITORY TUESDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER LOW
OVER SOUTHEAST BERING WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN NEAR SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND MONDAY. ANOTHER UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL
MOVE NORTH, STRENGTHEN AND BECOME THE DOMINANT SYSTEM OVER SOUTHEAST
BERING TUESDAY NIGHT.

AT THE SURFACE...THE RIDGE OVER THE GULF AND CENTRAL MAINLAND WILL
FLATTEN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY. THE WEAK LOW EAST OF
SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE NORTH OF SAINT PAUL MONDAY MORNING. THE
WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKAN COAST WILL CONTINUE TO
SLIDE NORTH AND DISSIPATE MONDAY MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTH TO LIE NEAR THE PRIBILOFS TUESDAY
NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH WITH THIS SECOND LOW
INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA MONDAY AFTERNOON, INTO BRISTOL BAY AND
KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHWEST
INTERIOR TUESDAY EVENING, BUT WILL REMAIN INTACT OVER THE GULF AS A
TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPS EAST OF KODIAK TUESDAY NIGHT.

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY
BUT CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA MONDAY NIGHT
AND INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY TUESDAY. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD INTO THE KENAI
PENINSULA TUESDAY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RAIN OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE REGION WILL
BECOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AS THE FRONT WEAKENS MONDAY MORNING. MORE
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO ROLL IN OFF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY WITH THE NEXT WEATHER FRONT.

BERING SEA...MOST OF THE RAIN WILL BE CENTERED AROUND THE LOWS OVER
THE SOUTHEAST BERING THROUGH TUESDAY. ANOTHER LOW DROPPING OUT OF THE
EASTERN SIBERIA WILL PRODUCE RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN
BERING AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EAST INTO WESTERN CANADA
FRIDAY. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE SE BERING WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN
BERING THROUGH FRIDAY. A WEAKER LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTHERN
EDGE OF THE LOW WEDNESDAY WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FRIDAY. THE
SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE
MAINLAND BY FRIDAY. THE CLOUDY WET WEATHER OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL
SPREAD INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AK DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 160
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM AUG 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Aug 2, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Aug 2, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Aug 2, 7:50 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC20 hr
Aug 3, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Aug 3, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Aug 3, 1:49 PM AKDTFire Weather WatchAFC18 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.