Small Craft Advisory 366, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 301111
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU APR 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 THU APR 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN
GULF OF ALASKA WILL RETREAT INTO WESTERN CANADA FRI NIGHT. A FRONT
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH FRI
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-010200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ125-010200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-010200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-010200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 302344
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU APR 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 THU APR 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO CANADA FRI. A
FRONT SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRI
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-011400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-011400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-011400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-011400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-011400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 011152
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 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 FRI MAY 1 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL
RETREAT INTO WESTERN CANADA BY SAT MORNING. A 984 MB LOW WILL BE 750
NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER WILL MOVE INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE SOUTH SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-020200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-020200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-020200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-020200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-020200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-020200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-020200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-020200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 011616 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
815 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 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.

PKZ197-020200-
815 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL
RETREAT INTO WESTERN CANADA BY SAT MORNING. A 984 MB LOW WILL BE 750
NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE SOUTH SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-020200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-020200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-020200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-020200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-020200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-020200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-020200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-020200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 012340
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-021400-
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO
WESTERN CANADA BY SAT MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE SOUTH SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-021400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG DURING THE
EVENING. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-021400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-021400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-021400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-021400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG DURING THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-021400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 021151
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 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.

PKZ197-030200-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
CANADA BY SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA FROM THE SOUTH SUNDAY MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-030200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-030200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ129-030200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-030200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-030200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-030200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 022335
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 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.

PKZ197-031400-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
CANADA TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
FROM THE SOUTH SUNDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY. 
$$

PKZ120-031400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-031400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
SUNSET. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-031400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-031400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 031151
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

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

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

PKZ197-040200-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE SOUTH
SUNDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY. 
$$

PKZ120-040200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-040200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-040200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 031331 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

CORRECTED ZONE 132

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

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

PKZ197-040200-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE SOUTH
SUNDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY. 
$$

PKZ120-040200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-040200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-040200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 032337
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

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

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

PKZ197-041400-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH
TUESDAY.
$$

PKZ120-041400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-041400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-041400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 3 2009

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DURING THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1220 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...BLOCKING RIDGE HAS NOW DEVELOPED A
CLOSED CENTER WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR FURTHER EROSION OF THE BASE
OF THE RIDGE AND EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A PATTERN CHANGE. A STRONG
SUBSIDENCE INVERSION HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...AS SEEN
IN THE 12Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING WHERE THE BOTTOM OF THE INVERSION
HAS DROPPED TO 3600 FEET. THIS INVERSION IS PREVENTING FORMATION
OF ANY CLOUDS...ALLOWING FOR FULL SUN WITH MAXIMUM INSOLATION. A
LARGE CLOSED LOW HAS ALSO DEVELOPED WITHIN THE LONG-WAVE BERING
SEA TROUGH. A WEAKENING SURFACE LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
IS NEARLY STATIONARY BENEATH THE UPPER LOW. MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER IS OCCURRING HALF WAY BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND TROUGH AS
MULTIPLE WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE LONG SOUTHERLY FETCH ON THE WEST
SIDE OF THE RIDGE MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
EASTERN BERING. A SURFACE LOW...WHICH MODELS HAD INDICATED WOULD
BE AN OPEN WAVE IS TRACKING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING.
THE GRADIENT HAS TIGHTENED UP SIGNIFICANTLY EAST OF THIS LOW
RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD GALES ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS AS WELL AS STORM FORCE GUSTS
THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS DID NOT INITIALIZE WELL WITH THE EASTERN
BERING LOW WITH ALL SOLUTIONS INDICATING A WEAKER OPEN WAVE. THIS
LOW IS WEAKENING AS IT TRACKS OFF TO THE NORTHWEST AND IT WILL BE
HEADING TO THE FAR NORTHWEST BERING BY THIS EVENING...SO WONT HAVE
A GREAT IMPACT ON THE FORECAST. OTHERWISE...THE MODELS ARE IN
SURPRISINGLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE EVOLUTION OF
THE LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THERE CERTAINLY ARE
DIFFERENCES IN THE DETAILS OF LOW POSITIONS...BUT ALL SOLUTIONS
ARE GROUPED IN THE SAME AREA AND DIFFERENCES WILL HAVE LITTLE
IMPACT ON THE FORECAST. THEREFORE...ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WILL
BE MADE TO THE EXISTING FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL DOMINATE
THE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND...MAINTAINING SUNNY AND WARM
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A COUPLE
DEGREES EACH DAY AS THE RIDGE CENTER MOVES A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH
AND WEST TOWARD THE ALASKA INTERIOR...ADVECTING WARMER LOW LEVEL
AIR TO SOUTHCENTRAL. UNDER CLEAR SKIES TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
TO DROP DOWN INTO THE 30S EACH NIGHT. THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS IS
SETTING UP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY...WHICH WILL INCREASE
THE EAST-WEST PRESSURE GRADIENT ENOUGH TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS
THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM...PARTS OF ANCHORAGE...AND THROUGH THE KNIK
RIVER VALLEY INTO THE EASTERN MATANUSKA VALLEY. A RED FLAG WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES. THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD JUST A LITTLE FURTHER WEST
ON THURSDAY...SO WINDS WILL NOT BE AS GUSTY AND SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
RED FLAG THRESHOLDS. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SIT OVERHEAD FRIDAY
INTO THE WEEKEND...MAINTAINING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EXCEPT FOR
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SEA BREEZES. FINALLY...STRATUS AND FOG WILL
REMAIN OUT OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS AND THEN START TO BREAK UP BY THE WEEKEND AS THE RIDGE MOVES
FARTHER NORTH AND WEST AND BEGINS TO WEAKEN.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WINDS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA INCLUDING THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SURFACE LOW
OVER THE EASTERN BERING EXITS TO THE NORTHWEST. HOWEVER...A SURFACE
WAVE WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY MORNING AND TIGHTEN
UP THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ONCE AGAIN...RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF
GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN TIGHT
AS A LOW COMPLEX SETS UP TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THIS AREA ON FRIDAY.
THIS LOW COMPLEX WILL THEN SINK SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC
SATURDAY WHILE THE UPPER RIDGE ELONGATES WESTWARD ACROSS MAINLAND
ALASKA. THEREFORE...EXPECT WARMING AND DRYING CONDITIONS OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA BEGINNING FRIDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA
AND WESTERN CANADA WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEST THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
THE BERING TROUGH WILL UNDERCUT IT AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC. THIS WILL ALLOW THE LOW COMPLEX ALONG THE ALEUTIANS TO
DROP SOUTHEASTWARD THURSDAY AND FRIDAY RESULTING IN A DRYING
TREND ACROSS THE REGION. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL ELONGATE OUT OVER
THE BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND...MAINTAINING TRANQUIL CONDITIONS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...A NEW PATTERN WILL BE IN PLACE AT THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK AS THE RIDGE AND TROUGH SWITCH PLACES WITH
A WEAK RIDGE SETTING UP OVER THE BERING AND A TROUGH OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA AND THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HAVE SHOWN
SOME CONSISTENCY IN DROPPING A TROUGH DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC INTO
THE NORTHERN MAINLAND...SO COLDER AIR MAY MAKE ITS WAY BACK INTO
THE REGION. IN ANY CASE...EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING
CLOUDS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AS WE HEAD THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
WEATHER ACROSS THE BERING MEANWHILE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL REMAIN IN
A VERY CALM STATE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...150 155 160 165 170 180.
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 111.

SEB APR 09