Storm Warning 76, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 260153 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ197-261500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP 60 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO
150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1016 MB THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT BY MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 40 KT EARLY THIS
EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.THU...W WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 8 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 260604 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
905 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

UPDATED ZONES 120 125

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

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

PKZ197-261500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP 60 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO
150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1016 MB THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
905 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
905 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 40 KT EARLY THIS
EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.THU...W WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 8 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 261245
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 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.

PKZ197-270300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1006 MB LOW NEAR PALMER WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING
AT 1011 MB THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT AT 1015
MB LATE THU NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE EAST OF THE COASTAL 
WATERS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. 
A 1019 MB LOW WILL APPROACH SELDOVIA LATE FRI NIGHT FROM THE WEST. 
$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT SEAS 3 FT. WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...NW WIND
35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN IMPRESSIVE 985 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK
ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST...BUCKLING A STRONG RIDGE CENTERED
ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER. THIS LOW PRODUCED WINDS TO 100 MPH IN THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND CONTINUES WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS INTO
BRISTOL BAY. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE
QUICKLY BEHIND THE LOW BRINGING A BRIEF RESPIT TO THE WEATHER IN THE
BERING.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE BIGGEST
CHANGE FROM YESTERDAY CENTERING AROUND TRACKING THE LOW IN THE
EASTERN BERING A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST. THE BIGGEST IMPACT TO
THIS POSITION CHANGE IS TO INCREASE THE COVERAGE OF SNOW ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. BEYOND THIS TIME...THE GFS REMAINS
OUR MODEL OF CHOICE AS RIDGING POPS BACK UP IN THE EASTERN BERING
AHEAD OF ANOTHER POWERFUL FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE POWERFUL LOW MOVING ONTO THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA WILL SPREAD HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONTO THE SW COAST THIS
EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST WITH THE
POSSIBILITY FOR COASTAL FLOODING/EROSION AND ICE BUILD-UP.

THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT
SPREADING SNOW IN ITS WAKE DUE TO MOIST S/SW FLOW AT ALL LEVELS OF
THE ATMOSPHERE. STRONG GAP WINDS DEVELOP AS COLD AIR SPILLS SOUTH
BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE RE-ESTABLISHES ITSELF
OVER THE MAINLAND ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT PROGRESSIVE BERING SEA
FRONT. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN ACCOMPANY THE NEXT FRONT AS
IT MARCHES ACROSS THE BRING ON THURSDAY. AS WITH ITS
PREDECESSOR...THIS FRONT SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE BREAKING DOWN THE
RIDGE AND BARRELING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL FRI NIGHT INTO SAT BRINGING
MORE SNOW TO THE REGION.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...155 161.
         MARINE...STORM 130 138 160 165 176 180 185.
                  GALE 120 132 140 141 150 155 170 172 175 179.
                  HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 138 140 160 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JCA