Gale Warning 976, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 190131 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
420 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125 130 132 138

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.

PKZ197-191500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN GULF EARLY SAT MORNING THEN
DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN MORNING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ON SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ120-191500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
420 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.  
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-191500-
RESURRECTION BAY
420 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-191500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
420 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-191500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-191500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
420 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-191500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
420 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-191500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
420 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-191500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-191500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT BY LATE EVENING.
SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 191231
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 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.

PKZ197-200300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO COOK INLET AND WESTERN
GULF EARLY THIS MORNING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN
MORNING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ON
SUNDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN.


$$

PKZ120-200300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO S 35
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-200300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-200300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW AND RAIN.  
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-200300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-200300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-200300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-200300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY OVER THE NORTHERN ENTRANCE OF THE
STRAIT THIS MORNING.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-200300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT NORTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-200300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 200013
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 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.

PKZ197-201500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE COOK INLET AND WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE
OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN MORNING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ON SUNDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN.

$$

PKZ120-201500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-201500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-201500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-201500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-201500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW OF BARREN ISLAND...NE 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. SW OF BARREN
ISLAND...SOUTH WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-201500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-201500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT LATER THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 200215 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED    
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...UPDATE ZONES 129 130 140

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.

PKZ197-201500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE COOK INLET AND WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE
OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN MORNING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ON SUNDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN.

$$

PKZ120-201500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-201500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-201500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-201500-
PASSAGE CANAL
51 0 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THEN 10 KT KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-201500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
510 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW OF BARREN ISLAND...NE 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SE OF BARREN
ISLAND...SOUTH WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-201500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
510 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT... 
...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-201500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT LATER THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 200354 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED    
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
655 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

UPDATED ZONES 120 125

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.

PKZ197-201500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE COOK INLET AND WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE
OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN MORNING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ON SUNDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN.

$$

PKZ120-201500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
655 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-201500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-201500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
655 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-201500-
PASSAGE CANAL
51 0 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THEN 10 KT KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-201500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
510 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW OF BARREN ISLAND...NE 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SE OF BARREN
ISLAND...SOUTH WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-201500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
510 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT... 
...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-201500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT LATER THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 201244
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 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.

PKZ197-210300-
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE FAR WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN GULF BY MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-210300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-210300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.   
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-210300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-210300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-210300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 50 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 55 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
28 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 55 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-210300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-210300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-210300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 9 FT S OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
4 FT EXCEPT 12 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.MON...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT
N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-210300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING SE 30
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
600 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A POSITIVELY TILTED COLD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS CURRENTLY COVERING
MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA WITH A CENTER OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA.
FARTHER WEST A NEGATIVELY TILTED RIDGE IS SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.  A COMPLEX TROUGH REGION COVERS
MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA AND STRETCHES INTO THE WESTERN
PACIFIC AND RUSSIA WITH SEVERAL EMBEDDED LOWS.  THE EASTERN EDGE OF
THIS TROUGH REGION CONTAINS A LOW CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF SHEMYA.
AT THE SURFACE...A SERIES OF MESOLOWS ARE FORMING IN THE COOK INLET
AND KENAI PENINSULA ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH FROM THE MAINLAND LOW. A
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE IS CENTERED EAST OF THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE.  A POTENT 957 MB LOW IS LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE UPPER
LEVEL ALEUTIAN LOW.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE HIGH RESOLUTION NAM AND LOCAL MODEL CONTINUE
TO CORRECTLY DEPICT A MESOLOW WITHIN COOK INLET THAT IS APPARENT ON
THE KENAI RADAR.  MODELS ARE CURRENTLY HAVING A MORE DIFFICULT TIME
CAPTURING THE MAGNITUDE OF THE COLD AIR OVER WESTERN ALASKA.
HOWEVER...THE ECMWF IS CAPTURING THE GENERAL FEATURES OF THE UPPER
LEVEL MAINLAND LOW AND ALEUTIAN RIDGE WELL. MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE
SUBSTANTIALLY BY LKJ IN BOTH THE POSITION AND INTENSITY OF THE BERING
LOWS. THE GFS ENSEMBLE FAVORS A MEAN SOLUTION THAT APPEARS TO BE A
BLEND OF THE OTHER MODEL SOLUTIONS AND WAS CHOSEN FOR THE LONG TERM.
HOWEVER..CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW FOR THE LONG TERM IN BOTH THE EAST
AND THE WEST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
A DEFORMATION ZONE IS SUPPORTING MODERATE SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN
COPPER RIVER BASIN WHERE A SNOW ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH MID-DAY
FRIDAY...WITH CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVING AS THE DEFORMATION WEAKENS.
LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA
AND ANCHORAGE BOWL AS THE CENTRAL COOK INLET MESOLOW PERSISTS THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. THE REMAINDER OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL EXPERIENCE
SNOW SHOWERS AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF AND
DIMINISH BY EARLY SATURDAY AS THE COLD-UPPER LOW BEGINS TO ROTATE UP
INTO CENTRAL AK. A STEADIER SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE KENAI
PENINSULA...MIXING WITH RAIN THROUGH KODIAK ON SATURDAY AS SOUTHERLY
FLOW INTENSIFIES AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
GULF THIS WEEKEND. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN BETWEEN THE
MAINLAND RIDGE AND FRONT...WITH STRONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE
VALLEY WINDS DEVELOPING ON SATURDAY. THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY
BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY...THOUGH CONFIDENCE
IS NOT HIGH AT THIS JUNCTURE TO ISSUE A WARNING. EXPECT DOWNSLOPING
WINDS TO RETARD THE BULK OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE MAT-SU VALLEY
AND ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS WEEKEND.

.SOUTHWEST...
STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL RETURN TO BRISTOL BAY PARTICULARLY ALONG
THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA...AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
IN THE BERING MOVES FARTHER EAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL
INCREASE THE AVAILABLE MOISTURE AND STRENGTHEN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW.
THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ALASKAN PENINSULA.  LOWER AMOUNTS MAY BE
EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN LEE SLOPES. WARMER TEMPERATURES MAY LEAD TO
THE CHANCE OF MIXED PRECIPITATION ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WHERE
ARCTIC AIR REMAINS ENTRENCHED...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON
SUNDAY ACROSS COASTAL AREAS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.

.ALEUTIANS...STRONG WINDS JUST BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING ARE EXPECTED
TO OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. AS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED FRONT
APPROACH THE REGION...WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL IMPACT THE AREA.
HOWEVER...WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP RAIN IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
AND WET SNOW IN THE PRIBILOFS SO NO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
EXPECT AN ACTIVE PATTERN THROUGH THE LONG TERM AS A SERIES OF
ALEUTIAN LOWS MOVE THROUGH THE BERING.  WHILE A SURFACE RIDGE APPEARS
TO BE BUILDING INTO INTERIOR ALASKA EARLY NEXT WEEK...PERSISTENT
ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST IN COASTAL
REGIONS.  TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO REACH ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS
MUCH OF THE STATE BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND AFTER THE FRONT PASSES
THROUGH.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM...411 130 175 176
         GALE...351 352 412 413 414 352 132 136 140 150 155 165 170
                171 172 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...412 121 127 129 130 132 138 140 141 180 185

ELN/JAM DEC 09