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Gale Warning 656, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 25, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 25, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 25, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 26, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 251157
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 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.

PKZ197-260200-
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 984 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CORDOVA
SATURDAY MORNING. A 1004 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SATURDAY NIGHT
WITH LITTLE CHANCE IN PRESSURE.  
$$

PKZ120-260200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. EXCEPT SE 25 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-260200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-260200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...
NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON.  SEAS 15 FT. 
SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 50 KT THIS
MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-260200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-260200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT SEAS 4 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
9 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 252236
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...RETRANSMITTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

RETRANSMITTED

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.

PKZ197-260200-
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 984 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CORDOVA
SATURDAY MORNING. A 1004 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SATURDAY NIGHT
WITH LITTLE CHANCE IN PRESSURE.  
$$

PKZ120-260200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. EXCEPT SE 25 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-260200-
RESURRECTION BAY
700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-260200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-260200-
PASSAGE CANAL
700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-260200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-260200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...
NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON.  SEAS 15 FT. 
SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING.
SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-260200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-260200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT SEAS 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-260200-
KACHEMAK BAY
700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 251459 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

UPDATED AREAS 121 129 138 140 AND 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.

PKZ197-260200-
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 984 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CORDOVA
SATURDAY MORNING. A 1004 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SATURDAY NIGHT
WITH LITTLE CHANCE IN PRESSURE.  
$$

PKZ120-260200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. EXCEPT SE 25 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-260200-
RESURRECTION BAY
700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-260200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-260200-
PASSAGE CANAL
700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-260200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-260200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...
NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON.  SEAS 15 FT. 
SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING.
SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-260200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-260200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT SEAS 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-260200-
KACHEMAK BAY
700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
867 
FZAK51 PAFC 252317
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 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.

PKZ197-261400-
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 989 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR VALDEZ
EARLY SAT MORNING. A 1008 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SAT
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 1009 MB SUN
AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-261400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-261400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-261400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 252359 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST..CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

CORRECTED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-261400-
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 989 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR VALDEZ
EARLY SAT MORNING. A 1008 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SAT
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 1009 MB SUN
AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-261400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-261400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-261400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 260523 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
920 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

CORRECTED ZONE 138.

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.

PKZ197-261400-
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 989 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR VALDEZ
EARLY SAT MORNING. A 1008 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SAT
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 1009 MB SUN
AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-261400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-261400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-261400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
920 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N
OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261151
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 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.

PKZ197-270200-
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1009 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 250 NM WEST OF QUEEN
CHARLOTTE ISLANDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT
OF AREA THE SUNDAY NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-270200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-270200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-270200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO
SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
KALGIN ISLAND NORTHWARD...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
KALGIN ISLAND NORTHWARD...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-270200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261156 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

CORRECTED ZONES 130 141

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.

PKZ197-270200-
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1009 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 250 NM WEST OF QUEEN
CHARLOTTE ISLANDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT
OF AREA THE SUNDAY NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-270200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-270200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-270200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO
SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
KALGIN ISLAND NORTHWARD...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
KALGIN ISLAND NORTHWARD...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-270200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261302 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
500 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

AMENDED 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.

PKZ197-270200-
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1009 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 250 NM WEST OF QUEEN
CHARLOTTE ISLANDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT
OF AREA THE SUNDAY NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-270200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-270200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-270200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
500 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO
SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
KALGIN ISLAND NORTHWARD...S WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT BECOMING NW 10
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
KALGIN ISLAND NORTHWARD...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-270200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 262312
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 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.

PKZ197-271400-
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1012 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 325 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE
AREA SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-271400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-271400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-271400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-271400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-271400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-271400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-271400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 Sep 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE LATEST MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON
POSITIONING AND MOVEMENT OF THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
THE LOW OVER THE BERING SEA. THE UKMET IS A LITTLE WEAKER ON PRESSURE
WITH WESTERN BERING LOW AND WITH THE LOW LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE GFS AND NAM ARE BOTH ACCEPTABLE SOLUTIONS FOR
THE FORECAST PERIOD THROUGH 72 HOURS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE LOW SOUTH OF ALASKA PENINSULA IS
BRINGING HEAVY RAIN TO KODIAK TODAY...OVER AN INCH SINCE 4AM/ WITH
STEADY RAIN MOVING INTO THE SOUND. WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING GENERALLY
TO 40 MPH OVER KODIAK AND THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY. GALES ARE OCCURRING
ACROSS THE GULF AND BARREN ISLANDS.

IN THE WEST RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE BEING REPORTED OVER THE
SOUTHERN BERING, THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS, AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
WINDS ACROSS THOSE REGIONS HAVE BEEN GUSTY AROUND 40MPH. RAIN HAS
BEEN STAYED EAST OF DILLINGHAM IN BRISTOL BAY WITH SNOW/RAIN AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...A MODERATE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL
MOVE TO EAST OF CORDOVA BY FRI EVENING.  WITH THIS LOW EXPECT RAIN
WITH SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY FROM EASTERN BRISTOL
BAY AND KODIAK TO SOUTH CENTRAL AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. EXPECT
GALES IN ADVANCE OF THE LOW WITH STORMS NEAR THE NORTH GULF COAST
THIS EVENING AND GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS SOUTH AND WEST OF THE LOW
FRIDAY.

THE LOW OVER BERING SEA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY
NIGHT AND WILL BE JUST SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
RAIN OR RAIN/SNOW MIX EXPECTED WITH THIS LOW WITH GALE WINDS ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THE LOW FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE ALASKA
PENINSULA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...A LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INTO GULF ON
SUNDAY AND THEN INTO CANADA ON MONDAY. A STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS TO
THE AREA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 120.
         GALES 130 132 138 140 150 155 170 172 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JWP SEP 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 hr
Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 24, 4:05 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 24, 6:15 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC34 hr
Sep 24, 6:40 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC9 hr
Sep 24, 6:40 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC9 hr
Sep 24, 7:20 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC9 hr
Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 25, 7:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC21 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2009Every gale warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.