Gale Warning 558, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 271432 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

UPDATED ZONES 120 125 129 141

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.

PKZ197-280200-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK CITY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC
LOW MOVES TO A POSITION 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SATURDAY MORNING
AT 1000 MB AND MOVES INTO THE GULF SATURDAY EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-280200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
630 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
630 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT LATE EVENING. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS 
NEAR THE GULF IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280200-
PASSAGE CANAL
630 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-280200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280200-
KACHEMAK BAY
630 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 271641 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
841 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 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.

PKZ197-280200-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK CITY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC
LOW MOVES TO A POSITION 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SATURDAY MORNING
AT 1000 MB AND MOVES INTO THE GULF SATURDAY EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-280200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
630 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
630 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT LATE EVENING. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS 
NEAR THE GULF IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280200-
PASSAGE CANAL
630 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-280200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
841 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON E OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT...BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON E OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280200-
KACHEMAK BAY
630 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 272301
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

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

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

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

A 982 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM 
SOUTH OF KODIAK THU NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK SOUTHWARD 
FRI AND MERGE WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW FRI NIGHT. THIS NEW 
LOW WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-281400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-281400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE
GULF IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-281400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT 
THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 15 FT.
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...7 FT W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-281400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281151
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009

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

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

PKZ197-290200-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MERGES WITH A LOW TO THE
SOUTH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY
FRIDAY EVENING WEAKENS TO 1005 MB SUNDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES 200 NM
SOUTH OF CAPE ST. ELIAS.
$$

PKZ120-290200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-290200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-290200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
ALOFT...A SOMEWHAT COMPLICATED PATTERN IS IN PLACE ACROSS ALASKA THIS
AFTERNOON. A VERTICALLY STACKED CLOSED LOW IS IN THE CENTRAL
BERING...WITH ANOTHER CLOSED LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF AK. SHORTWAVE
RIDGING IS OVER SOUTHWEST AK...WITH A DEFORMATION ZONE OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL. A NARROW AND WEAKENING TROUGH AXIS IS ALSO OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL AK THIS AFTERNOON. RIDGING IS BEGINNING TO BUILD OVER
THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS.

AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD LOW COMPLEX IS SOUTH OF THE GULF OF AK. THE
MOST PRONOUNCED LOW IS CURRENTLY SOUTH OF 50TH PARALLEL. MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLEX IS KEEPING RAIN AND SHOWERS ACROSS
COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL. THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON VAMCO ARE
NORTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...BRINGING STRONG WIND AND HEAVY RAIN
TO THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS. FAIR WEATHER EXISTS BETWEEN THESE
TWO SYSTEMS WITH WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST AK.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE START OF THE WEEKEND. THE
GENERAL PATTERN INVOLVES A LARGE LOW COMPLEX OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC...WITH THE EMBEDDED LOW CURRENTLY SOUTH OF 50N MOVING
NORTHWESTWARD TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF KODIAK ISLAND BY FRIDAY. THE
REMNANTS OF TYPHOON VAMCO WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY
AND BE ABSORBED INTO THE LOW COMPLEX ON FRIDAY. ELSEWHERE...HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK. THE GFS WAS USED TO CONSTRUCT THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL AS THE LOW COMPLEX AFFECTS THE AREA. THE AFOREMENTIONED
DEFORMATION ZONE AND WEAKENING TROUGH OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO
RESULT IN LIGHT RAIN AND SHOWERS TAPERING OFF THROUGH TONIGHT. GOOD
ONSHORE FLOW AND A SURFACE LOW MOVING NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE GULF
WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER AGAIN TOMORROW AND FRIDAY. PRIMARY
CONCERNS REVOLVE AROUND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN ALONG EASTERN KENAI
PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...AS WELL AS A STRENGTHENING
BARRIER JET ALONG THE COAST. WINDS UP TO STORM FORCE ARE
EXPECTED...WITH WIDESPREAD GALES ALONG COASTAL WATERS.

.SOUTHWEST...
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN QUIET ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK AS THE MAJOR WEATHER FEATURES REMAIN TO THE SOUTH.
MOISTURE WILL GENERALLY BE ON THE INCREASE THOUGH...WITH SHOWERS
POSSIBLE ALONG AREAS OF ENHANCED TERRAIN. THE AKPEN WILL SEE RAIN AND
SHOWERS FROM FORMER TYPHOON VAMCO AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTH
PACIFIC...AS WELL AS FROM THE LOW MOVING TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND ON
FRIDAY.

.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
STRONG WIND AND WIDESPREAD RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH FORMER TYPHOON VAMCO
WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN HALF OF THE ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFS TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS WILL LEAVE QUIET WEATHER FOR
THE END OF THE WEEK...EXCEPT FOR THE CHARACTERISTIC LOW CLOUDS AND
PATCHY FOG.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY THE LOW COMPLEX IN THE
GULF AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL KEEP SHOWERS AND
RAIN ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK. BY THE START OF NEXT WEEK A MORE ACTIVE
PATTERN LOOKS TO SET UP ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WATCH 141
         HIGH WIND WARNING 187
MARINE...STORM 120 130 132 172
         GALE 138 140 155 165 170 171 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

NRH AUG 09