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Gale Warning 667, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 29, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 29, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 50 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 29, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 1, 2009, 6:00 AM AKDT
In force
50 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291121
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 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.

PKZ197-300200-
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1004 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 995 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD TUE NIGHT AND MOVE TO
60 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT BY THU MORNING.  

$$

PKZ120-300200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WINDS INCREASING TO E 25 KT THIS MORNING AND TO 35 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING
10 TO 15 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E
WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-300200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHER
GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF SEA ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

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

$$

PKZ141-300200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

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

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291803 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
10 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

UPDATES ZONES 120 AND 125
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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

PKZ197-300200-
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1004 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 995 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD TUE NIGHT AND MOVE TO
60 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT BY THU MORNING.  

$$

PKZ120-300200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
10 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WINDS INCREASING TO E 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT..DIMINISHING TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-300200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009


.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

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

$$

PKZ141-300200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

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

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291837 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
10 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

CORRECTS ZONE 125

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

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

PKZ197-300200-
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1004 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 995 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD TUE NIGHT AND MOVE TO
60 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT BY THU MORNING.  

$$

PKZ120-300200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
10 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WINDS INCREASING TO E 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT..DIMINISHING TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-300200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
10 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009


.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 
4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

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

$$

PKZ141-300200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

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

$$
166 
FZAK51 PAFC 292332
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 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.

PKZ197-301400-
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK 1002 MB AROUND 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE EAST AND
DISSIPATE LATE TUE NIGHT. A NEW DEVELOPING LOW ABOUT 125 NM SE OF
SAND POINT WILL DEEPEN TO 993 MB AND MOVE TO 35 NM SOUTHWEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND WED MORNING. THIS STORM WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 70
NM WEST OF SITKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 1008 MB.  

$$

PKZ120-301400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 10 FT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND
BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING 
NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-301400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-301400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-301400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 300111 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ197-301400-
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK 1002 MB LOW AROUND 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE EAST AND
DISSIPATE LATE TUE NIGHT. A NEW DEVELOPING LOW ABOUT 125 NM SE OF
SAND POINT WILL DEEPEN TO 993 MB AND MOVE TO 35 NM SOUTHWEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND WED MORNING. THIS STORM WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 70
NM WEST OF SITKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 1008 MB.  

$$

PKZ120-301400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 10 FT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND
BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING 
NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-301400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-301400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-301400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 301153
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 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.

PKZ197-010200-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 40 NM WEST
OF SITKA AND WEAKENS TO 1014 MB THU EVENING. A WEAK RESIDUAL LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH FRI MORNING.  
$$

PKZ120-010200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E
OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-010200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-010200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-010200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-010200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-010200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. DANGEROUS
CAPE N...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-010200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-010200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT IN THE
MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-010200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 302343
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 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.

PKZ197-011400-
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW ABOUT 35 NM SOUTH OF CAPE ST ELIAS WILL MOVE ONSHORE
NEAR CAPE SPENCER LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WEAK 1015 MB LOW WILL
PERSIST OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-011400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT E 35 KT THIS EVENING E OF 
MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.
RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-011400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-011400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12
FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-011400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 011136
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 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.

PKZ197-020200-
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1001 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF SITKA WEAKENS TO 1016 MB AND MOVES
INLAND NEAR SITKA LATE TONIGHT. A WEAK RESIDUAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
CONTINUES OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH
FRIDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA
FRIDAY NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-020200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-020200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-020200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-020200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-020200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-020200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-020200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-020200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-020200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 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 28, 12:55 PM AKDT, 15 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 12:55 PM AKDT, 15 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1255 PM AKDT MON SEP 28 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...12Z RUNS OF NAM AND GFS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE
BERING LOW WHICH MOVES EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  BOTH
MODELS INDICATE THAT A SECONDARY LOW FORMS JUST SOUTH OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA TUESDAY MORNING...THIS BECOMES THE PRIMARY LOW WED
AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF FROM
THE BERING.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...PRIMARY WEATHER FEATURE TODAY IS THE
FRONT LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PENINSULA WHICH IS
ASSOCIATED WITH BERING SEA LOW.  THE FRONT FOLLOWS THE REGION OF
STRONGEST UPPER LEVEL WINDS AND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN AND
NORTHERN GULF TUE MORNING. SECONDARY SURFACE LOW THAT FORMS TUE IN
THE NORTHERN GULF DRIVEN BY UPPER LEVEL FEATURE. COOL AIR THAT IS
CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL SHOULD BE REPLACED BY
WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH MON EVENING THROUGH WED.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...EXPECT WIDESPREAD RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS OVER
MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL MON NIGHT THROUGH WED. AS NOTED ABOVE AIR
TEMPERATURES IN THE WEST SHOULD INCREASE TUE AND WED BUT COOLING
AGAIN ON THU IN RESPONSE TO A SHORT LIVED RIDGE. WHAT SNOW THAT DOES
FALL SHOULD BE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FT EAST OF 155W.
AREA OF STRONGEST SURFACE WINDS (WESTERLY) SHOULD BE IN THE ALEUTIANS
AND SOUTHERN BERING TUE AND WED AND THEN OVER AK PENINSULA ON THU.
MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON TUE.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS FORECASTING A TRANSIENT RIDGE TO MOVE
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THU AND EARLY FRI BUT NEXT FRONT PUSHES INTO
SOUTHWEST ZONES FRI MORNING AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL BY FRI EVENING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 120 125
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JMP SEP 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 28, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC18 hr
Sep 28, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Sep 28, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 29, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC50 hr
Sep 29, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 29, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 29, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 hr
Sep 29, 10:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 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.