Storm Warning 19, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 291736 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
830 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

UPDATED ZONE 121.

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.

PKZ197-300300-
400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 991 MB LOW ALONG THE NORTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES
OVER THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHENS TO
986 MB. THIS LOW MOVES TO NEAR CORDOVA FRI NIGHT AND WEAKENS TO 998
MB. 

$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING SW 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS
INCREASING TO W 25 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
830 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT.
EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF
WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT IN THE
MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 300045
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

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

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

PKZ197-301500-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB 80 NM WEST
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1006 MB NEAR MIDDLETON
ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS
BECOMING W 20 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 45
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT IN THE
MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 300051 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

CORRECTED HEADLINES 129 141

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.

PKZ197-301500-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB 80 NM WEST
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1006 MB NEAR MIDDLETON
ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS
BECOMING W 20 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 45
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT IN THE
MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 301237
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 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.

PKZ197-310300-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 982 MB LOW NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE SLOWLY WEAKENS
TO 1006 MB SAT AFTERNOON 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AND THEN
DISSIPATES. A LOW FORMING IN THE SOUTHERN GULF INTENSIFIES TO 993 MB
SAT NIGHT 250 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA.

$$

PKZ120-310300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
FT BY AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-310300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-310300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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

.TODAY..WINDS BECOMING W 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 3
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-310300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR THE NORTHERN ENTRANCE TO STRAIT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR THE NORTHERN ENTRANCE TO STRAIT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT IN THE
MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE
EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-310300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 310016
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 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.

PKZ197-311500-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STATIONARY 987 MB LOW NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1001 MB
SAT AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB 90 NM EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-311500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-311500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-311500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-311500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-311500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-311500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-311500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS
TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-311500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 310622 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
920 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

UPDATED ZONE 121

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.

PKZ197-311500-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STATIONARY 987 MB LOW NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1001 MB
SAT AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB 90 NM EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-311500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311500-
RESURRECTION BAY
920 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-311500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-311500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-311500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-311500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-311500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-311500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS
TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-311500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 311242
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 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.

PKZ197-010300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 998 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND DISSIPATES SAT AFTERNOON. A
WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. AN
ASSOCIATED 984 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MAINTAINS 
STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT SUN EVENING AND THEN
MOVES INLAND. 

$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDDAY. NEAR THE COAST
E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

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

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN
BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDDAY...THEN 
BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDDAY...THEN 
BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 010010
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 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.

PKZ197-011500-
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST SUN
MORNING. A 978 MB LOW 330 SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB
SUN AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR CAPE SUCKLING. A 996 MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-011500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT BY LATE
EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-011500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-011500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 9
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-011500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N WIND 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-011500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND IN
THE GULF THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT THE MODEL SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO
RADICALLY DIVERGE AROUND THE ALEUTIANS AROUND FRIDAY MORNING. CURRENT
HPC GUIDANCE TENDS TO LEAN TOWARD THE EUROPEAN SOLUTION IN THE MID
TERM THOUGH THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINLY BECAUSE THE MODELS HAVE NOT
BEEN CONSISTENT IN THE LAST FEW RUNS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN UPPER LOW OVER NORTHWEST CANADA CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. THE
UPPER TROUGH OVER NORTHERN ALASKA IS STARTING TO DEEPEN. THE BROAD
UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA IS STILL DRIFTING
EAST.

AT THE SURFACE...A MODERATE SURFACE LOW LIES OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WITH A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE
GULF OF ALASKA. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM HAD MOVED INTO MOST
OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ON
THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW COVERS MOST SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND THE
BERING SEA. DRY COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NORTH WIND HAS KEPT
CLOUDS AND SNOW OUT OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
UPPER AIR...THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
CANADA BY SATURDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL
CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AS IT EXTENDS INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY THEN SPREADS INTO SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA FRIDAY.

AT THE SURFACE...THE LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AND UP COOK INLET TO NEAR ANCHORAGE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL TURN EAST INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
FRIDAY. A SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO
THE CENTRAL BERING FRIDAY. A COMPLEX LOW OVER OVER THE NORTHWEST
PACIFIC WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS FRIDAY.

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SNOW WILL OVER MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY THEN BECOME SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. LARGEST
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND. COLD AIR ADVECTION ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW WILL
MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND, COOK INLET AND SUSITNA VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT
AND INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND MATANUSKA VALLEY FRIDAY. GUSTY NORTH
TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THESE AREA WITH THE COLD AIR. WINDS
WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG OVER THE LOWER COOK INLET, THE BARREN
ISLANDS AND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...SNOW OVER THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH FROM THE WEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA ANS
PARTS OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL AS THE BULK OF THE COLD ADVECTION
SHIFTS EASTWARD WITH THE SURFACE LOW. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG DELTA COAST AND PASTS OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA THROUGH THURSDAY.

BERING SEA...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE PRIBILOFS AND
DUTCH HARBOR THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS THURSDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRIDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY NIGHT WILL DISSIPATE
SATURDAY. SNOW AND WIND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY
NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING EAST OF THE LOW SWING NORTH INTO
THE WESTERN GULF SATURDAY EVENING AND MOVE ONTO CENTRAL GULF COAST
SUNDAY. MORE SNOW AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND
SATURDAY AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST
ALASKA AND THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
         BLIZZARD WATCH AKPEN.
MARINE...GALE 150, 155, 160, 170, 171,
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM JAN 09