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Storm Warning 255, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 29, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 29, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 29, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 1, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 300016
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 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 SUN NOV 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A
STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT AND
MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.GUSTS
TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT DIMINISHING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 20 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
35 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT...SEAS 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND
30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 300114 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
415 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

CORRECTED ZONES 130 AND 138

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

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

PKZ197-301500-
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A
STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT AND
MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.GUSTS
TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
35 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT...SEAS 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND
30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 300209 CCB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
510 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 125

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

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

PKZ197-301500-
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A
STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT AND
MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
35 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT...SEAS 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND
30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 300742 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1040 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

UPDATED 121 129 140 141

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 SUN NOV 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A
STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT AND
MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
1040 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
1040 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
35 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1040 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT...SEAS 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND
30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
1040 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 301247
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON NOV 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.

PKZ197-010300-
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY MON NIGHT AND THEN
WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 45 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21
FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 20 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING...SEAS 12 FT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 302104 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1200 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

UPDATED AREA 129

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 MON NOV 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY MON NIGHT AND THEN
WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
1200 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW TURNING TO RAIN BY LATE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  
$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 45 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21
FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 20 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING...SEAS 12 FT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 010023
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON NOV 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.

PKZ197-011500-
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF TUE. THIS FRONT WILL THEN MOVE ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST TUE NIGHT AND INTO WED.
$$

PKZ120-011500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-011500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE LATE EVENING.
SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-011500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-011500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 010725 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1020 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

UPDATED ZONES 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.

PKZ197-011500-
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF TUE. THIS FRONT WILL THEN MOVE ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST TUE NIGHT AND INTO WED.
$$

PKZ120-011500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011500-
PASSAGE CANAL
1020 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-011500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE LATE EVENING.
SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-011500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-011500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011500-
KACHEMAK BAY
1020 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 011236
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

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

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

PKZ197-020300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL GULF TO SOUTHEAST
ALASKA BY TUE NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN TUE
NIGHT MOVES INLAND NEAR KING SALMON EARLY WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-020300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-020300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT.. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-020300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-020300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-020300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-020300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-020300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-020300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-020300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Nov 29, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS SEEM TO BE DOING A GOOD JOB IN THE SHORT
TERM. THE NAM IS STILL PREFERRED IN THE EAST DUE TO ITS HANDLING OF
THE LOW NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS. PAST
THAT THERE IS LITTLE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE UNTIL WEDNESDAY. THE
ISSUE AT THIS TIME IS WITH A LOW IN BRISTOL BAY THAT HAS THE LOW
MOVING TOWARD NORTON SOUND ACCORDING TO THE ECMWF BUT WEAKENING AND
MOVING INTO SOUTHERN COOK INLET ON THE GFS SOLUTION. WHILE THEY BOTH
HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY CONSISTENT ON THE SOLUTIONS THE GFS SOLUTION
THAT WEAKENS THE LOW AND THEN MOVES IT INTO LOWER COOL INLET MAKES
MORE METEOROLOGICAL SENSE.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE TODAY IS A
LARGE LOW IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THAT IS BRINGING BLIZZARDS AND
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TO THAT REGION. A SMALL LOW IS IN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND THIS AFTERNOON AND THAT LOW IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY
MONDAY MORNING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE STRONG LOW IN THE BERING SEA IS BRINGING
NUMEROUS WARNINGS TO THAT REGION. HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR THE CENTRAL
AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS REMAIN IN EFFECT AND SHEMYA HAS VERIFIED
WARNING LEVEL WINDS. THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS HAVE THE FRONT ELONGATING
AND STALLING OVER THEM WHICH IS CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE MOST
SURPRISING DEVELOPMENT IS THE BLIZZARD THAT FORMED IN SOUTHEAST WINDS
OVER THE UNALASKA AREA AND ALASKA PENINSULA. IT IS RARE TO GET A
BLIZZARD WITH WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST BUT THIS STORM HAS DONE IT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THERE SHOULD BE A BRIEF BREAK IN STRONG WEATHER
SYSTEMS AS THE ONE IN BRISTOL BAY WEAKENS LATE WEDNESDAY AND BEFORE
THE NEXT ONE MOVING INTO THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA FROM THE
SOUTH THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS ALSO SIGNALS A LITTLE CHANGE
IN THE PATTERN AS A STRING UPPER LEVEL HIGH MOVES OVER THE ALASKA
PANHANDLE AND THE RETROGRADES TOWARD THE EASTERN PART OF THE
ANCHORAGE FORECAST AREA OVER THE WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 181 195.
         HIGH WIND WARNING 185 187 191.
         HIGH WIND WATCH 101 125.
MARINE...STORMS AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS BERING SEA AND AK PEN AND
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. GALES AROUND THE GULF.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NOV 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 29, 4:18 PM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC5 hr
Nov 29, 4:52 PM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC12 hr
Nov 29, 4:52 PM AKSTWinter Storm WatchAFC12 hr
Nov 29, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC17 hr
Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 hr
Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 30, 5:00 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC35 hr
Nov 30, 5:00 AM AKSTWinter Storm WarningAFC38 hr
Nov 30, 5:01 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 30, 9:55 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 hr
Nov 30, 9:55 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC42 hr
Nov 30, 9:55 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 hr

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Storm Warnings in Alaska, 2009Every storm warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.