Storm Warning 159, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 231736 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
935 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

CORRECTED TYPO IN 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.

PKZ197-240200-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHEAST
OF KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT AT 986 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-240200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.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...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
8 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-240200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 232349
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 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.

PKZ197-241400-
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 982 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND
AT 987 MB FRI.

$$

PKZ120-241400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND
35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E
WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2
FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER BECOMING E
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING
BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N
WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8
FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 240012 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

UPDATED ZONE 130 TO BREAK EAST WEST THURSDAY

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.

PKZ197-241400-
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 982 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND
AT 987 MB FRI.

$$

PKZ120-241400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND
35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E
WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2
FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER BECOMING E
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
410 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT
IN THE MORNING. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING
BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N
WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8
FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 240006 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 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.

PKZ197-241400-
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 982 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND
AT 987 MB FRI.

$$

PKZ120-241400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND
35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E
WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2
FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER BECOMING E
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING
BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N
WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8
FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 241142
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 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.

PKZ197-250200-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 983 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE NEAR CAPE SPENCER
FRIDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 1004 MB.
$$

PKZ120-250200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. EXCEPT E WIND 50 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. EXCEPT SE WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. EXCEPT SW 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
30 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-250200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-250200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT
THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. BARREN ISLANDS EASTWARD...E WIND 35
KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. EXCEPT NE WIND 40 KT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. EXCEPT NW WIND 40 KT BARREN ISLANDS EASTWARD
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-250200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 40 KT THIS MORNING.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...KALGIN ISLAND SOUTHWARD...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15
KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-250200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 241146 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

CORRECTED ZONE 120

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.

PKZ197-250200-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 983 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE NEAR CAPE SPENCER
FRIDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 1004 MB.
$$

PKZ120-250200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. EXCEPT E WIND 50 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. EXCEPT SE WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. EXCEPT SW 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
30 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-250200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-250200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT
THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. BARREN ISLANDS EASTWARD...E WIND 35
KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. EXCEPT NE WIND 40 KT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. EXCEPT NW WIND 40 KT BARREN ISLANDS EASTWARD
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-250200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 40 KT THIS MORNING.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...KALGIN ISLAND SOUTHWARD...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15
KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-250200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 242212 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
210 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

UPDATED ZONE 130

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

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

PKZ197-250200-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 983 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE NEAR CAPE SPENCER
FRIDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 1004 MB.
$$

PKZ120-250200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. EXCEPT E WIND 50 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. EXCEPT SE WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. EXCEPT SW 30 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
30 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-250200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-250200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
210 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS WESTWARD...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. EXCEPT NW WIND 40 KT BARREN ISLANDS EASTWARD
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-250200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 40 KT THIS MORNING.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...KALGIN ISLAND SOUTHWARD...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15
KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-250200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 242343 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

CORRECTED ZONE 141

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

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

PKZ197-251400-
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 983 MB LOW 232 NM SW OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SE OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 988 MB BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IT THEN MOVES INTO
THE YUKON ON SATURDAY.  WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING MOVES INTO THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-251400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT. EAST OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-251400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.  SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING
BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  SEAS 10 FT.  RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SEAS TO 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-251400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-251400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-251400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. EAST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-251400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-251400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-251400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE ALL IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
SOLUTIONS FROM THE NAM..GFS..AND ECMWF ARE WITHIN 100 MILES OF EACH
OTHER WITH THE BIG LOW MOVING INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.  SOLUTIONS
ARE EQUALLY CLOSE FOR OTHER FEATURES SUCH AS THE RIDGE EAST OF THE
LOW AND A SECONDARY LOW IN THE COLD AIR MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA.
THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS THE GFS IS MORE AGGRESSIVE IN MOVING THE
SECONDARY LOW AND DOWN STREAM RIDGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN  BERING.  THE
DIFFERENCE IS MOST APPARENT IN THE GFE RELAXING THE NORTHWEST
GRADIENT OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA
FRIDAY.  OTHERWISE THE MODEL SOLUTIONS FOR TRACK..TIMING AND
INTENSITY ARE VERY CLOSE THROUGH THURSDAY.  TIMING WISE THE GFS
CONTINUES TO BE SLIGHTLY FASTER BUT DIFFERENCES ARE NEGLIGIBLE WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF THE SECONDARY LOW ON FRIDAY MENTIONED ABOVE.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAJOR FEATURE OF INTEREST IS A DEEP LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS (REMNANTS OF TYPHOON CHOI-WAN) THAT IS TRACKING EAST ALONG
THE SUBTROPICAL JET. THIS STORM IS FORECAST TO TRACK SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS AS IS MOVES TO JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND BY LATE THURSDAY
AND TO NEAR CORDOVA BY LATE FRIDAY. EXPECT GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS
AND MODERATE PRECIPITATION TO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM.  A STATIONARY
UPPER LOW JUST INLAND FROM NORTON SOUND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND
DISSIPATE THURSDAY AS THE ALEUTIAN STORM MOVES INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA.  A LOW IN THE COLD AIR IN THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING IS
FORECAST TO BEGIN TO MOVE SOUTH AND EAST THURSDAY TO SOUTH OF THE
PRIBILOFS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN WILL MOVE TO THE YUKON TERRITORY WEDNESDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
OUT EAST...COOLER AIR HAS MOVED IN FROM THE WEST.  SCATTERED SHOWERS
SHOULD DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND THEN BE CONFINED TO NEAR HIGHER
TERRAIN WEDNESDAY AS THE AIR MASS CONTINUES TO DRY OUT.  GUSTY SOUTH
WINDS THROUGHOUT COOK INLET AND SOUTH CENTRAL WILL DIMINISH THIS
EVENING AS THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN CONTINUES TO
WEAKEN AND MOVE TO THE YUKON. THE NEXT BIG STORM WILL BRING WIND AND
RAIN TO KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THEN TO THE NORTH GULF
COAST THURSDAY.  EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL THURSDAY
AND RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.  THIS IS A WARM FORMER TROPICAL
SYSTEM SO SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGH..ABOVE 4000 FEET AND PRECIPITATION
MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY OVER SOUTHEAST UP SLOPE AREAS.

OUT WEST...A STRONG LOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. GALE FORCE TO STORM FORCE WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
LOW. AS THIS LOW MOVES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY A
SHORTWAVE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SOUTH AND EAST FROM THE WESTERN BERING.
UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS IN WESTERLY FLOW ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND
INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW
WEAKENS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ASSUMING THE ALEUTIAN LOW TRACKS INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN BY
SATURDAY SOUTH CENTRAL SHOULD HAVE A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION SATURDAY.
THE TRACK OF THE NEXT LOW ON SUNDAY IS STILL A QUESTION.  IF IT
REMAINS OVER THE GULF IT WILL HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON SOUTH CENTRAL.
FOR NOW IT LOOKS LIKE CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SHOWERS SUNDAY
WITH AN IMPROVING TREND EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR SOUTH CENTRAL.  OUT WEST
EXPECT A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO MOVE ACROSS THE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS OVER THE WEEKEND WITH ANOTHER STORM MOVING TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS BY LATE SATURDAY AND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA ON MONDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 170 172 175 155 150 132
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

RHH SEP 09