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Gale Warning 29, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 1, 2010

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 1, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 8 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 9, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
8 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

580 
FZAK51 PAFC 020039
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

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.

PKZ197-021500-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1004 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 100 NM
SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1010 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN
DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN.
$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
35 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 10 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT E OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...N WIND 15 KT
BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT N OF KATMAI BAY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

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

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE
WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 11
FT...EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
12 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
22 follow-up statements
200 
FZAK51 PAFC 021300
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

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.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1006 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. EASTERLY FLOW OVER WILL INCREASE SUN THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. 

$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

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

$$
700 
FZAK51 PAFC 021343 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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

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

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1006 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
WILL INCREASE SUN THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
NORTH PACIFIC. 

$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

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

$$
566 
FZAK51 PAFC 030021
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

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.

PKZ197-031500-
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1009 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE CLEARE WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT.
EASTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE SUN THROUGH MONDAY. A 972 MB LOW 700 MN
SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR BY
MONDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

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

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF
DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
9 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 9
FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
9 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
529 
FZAK51 PAFC 030848 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1145 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 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.

PKZ197-031500-
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1009 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE CLEARE WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT.
EASTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE SUN THROUGH MONDAY. A 972 MB LOW 700 MN
SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR BY
MONDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1145 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. WEST OF
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1145 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

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

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF
DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
9 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 9
FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
9 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
215 
FZAK51 PAFC 031251
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

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.

PKZ197-040300-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH 
TUESDAY MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING 
SPRAY TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY 
IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
666 
FZAK51 PAFC 040035
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

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.

PKZ197-041500-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT S OF DANGEROUS
CAPE DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-041500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
10 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10
FT...EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.  
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
034 
FZAK51 PAFC 041248
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH 
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ON TUESDAY NIGHT A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED 
WITH A LOW IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL MAKE ITS WAY ONSHORE.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND 
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. FROM THE 
BARREN ISLANDS SOUTHEASTWARD...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT....INCREASING TO 40 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN 
ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING 
SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
070 
FZAK51 PAFC 042217 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
115 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

UPDATED AREA 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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH 
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ON TUESDAY NIGHT A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED 
WITH A LOW IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL MAKE ITS WAY ONSHORE.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
115 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. FROM THE 
BARREN ISLANDS SOUTHEASTWARD...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT....INCREASING TO 40 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN 
ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING 
SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
258 
FZAK51 PAFC 050040
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

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.

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A COMPLEX LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL SEND A WEATHER
FRONT THROUGH THE GULF TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NEAR THE E COAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT.
ELSEWHERE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
8 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10
FT...EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
12 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
068 
FZAK51 PAFC 051244
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

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.

PKZ197-060300-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC 
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY 
NIGHT A 967 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 430 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. IT WILL
THEN MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 969 MB ON TUESDAY MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT N OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
301 
FZAK51 PAFC 060008
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

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.

PKZ197-061500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE EVENING
THROUGH WED MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF THU AS A
968 MB LOW MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK.

$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO
4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING
TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
854 
FZAK51 PAFC 061249
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

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.

PKZ197-070300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY. ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 360 NM
SOUTH OF SITKA. IT WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB AND MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHWEST
OF YAKUTAT BY FRIDAY MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-070300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR 
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-070300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-070300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-070300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-070300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-070300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
279 
FZAK51 PAFC 061722 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
822 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

UPDATED ZONE 125 AND 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.

PKZ197-070300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY. ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 360 NM
SOUTH OF SITKA. IT WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB AND MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHWEST
OF YAKUTAT BY FRIDAY MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-070300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR 
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-070300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
822 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-070300-
PASSAGE CANAL
822 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-070300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-070300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-070300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
463 
FZAK51 PAFC 062356
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

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.

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 6 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH WED NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY. A 992 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 990 MB 
FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 6 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
601 
FZAK51 PAFC 071241
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

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.

PKZ197-080300-
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 978 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB 
AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 990 MB 
LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA ON THU NIGHT. IT WILL
THEN MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 991 MB ON FRI AFTERNOON
WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE. 
$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS 
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
245 
FZAK51 PAFC 071832 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
930 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

CORRECTED AREA 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.

PKZ197-080300-
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 978 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB 
AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 990 MB 
LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA ON THU NIGHT. IT WILL
THEN MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 991 MB ON FRI AFTERNOON
WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE. 
$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS 
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
989 
FZAK51 PAFC 080009
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

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.

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT NEAR KODIAK WILL MOVE WEST AND WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. A
988 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 135 NM SOUTHEAST 
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 990 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 
FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
358 
FZAK51 PAFC 080644 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
945 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

UPDATED ZONES 120 121 132

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

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

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT NEAR KODIAK WILL MOVE WEST AND WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. A
988 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 135 NM SOUTHEAST 
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 990 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
945 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT E OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
945 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 
FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
945 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
415 
FZAK51 PAFC 081251
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

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.

PKZ197-090300-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 980 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO
140 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 988 MB THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATE
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A 955 MB LOW WILL MOVE
TO AROUND 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-090300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-090300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER
WINDS SOUTH OF SEAL ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-090300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-090300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...SEAS 18 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE
WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING
TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-090300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-090300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-090300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
951 
FZAK51 PAFC 082354
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

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.

PKZ197-091500-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 988 MB LOW 135 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE 115 NM
SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT MORNING. A 955 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO
325 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SUN AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND
PASSES. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
849 
FZAK51 PAFC 090236 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
530 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

UPDATED 120

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

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

PKZ197-091500-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 988 MB LOW 135 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE 115 NM
SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT MORNING. A 955 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO
325 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SUN AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
530 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E WIND 45 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 16 FT E OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND
PASSES. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
336 
FZAK51 PAFC 091248
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010

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.

PKZ197-100300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 956 MB STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTHEAST
OF SITKINAK ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO 962 MB MONDAY
AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION.

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS
S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.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 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N TO NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS.  
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 1, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST FRI JAN 01 2010

.MODEL DISCUSSION...IN THE SHORT TERM MODELS AGREE ON THE INTENSITY
OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE BERING AND THE POTENCY OF THE UPPER
LEVEL ARCTIC LOW. MODELS ALSO CAPTURE THE EMBEDDED SURFACE LOWS IN
THE NORTH PACIFIC TROUGH REGION ADEQUATELY. THERE IS RELATIVE
AGREEMENT ON THE INTENSIFICATION AND PROGRESSION OF A SURFACE LOW
TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE
NAM WAS USED FOR THE SOUTHCENTRAL DUE TO ITS HIGHER RESOLUTION AND
DEPICTION OF COOLER AIR FILTERING INTO THE REGION...WHILE A BLEND OF
MODELS WAS USED TO CAPTURE THE PROGRESSION OF LOWS NEAR THE
ALEUTIANS. MODELS BEGIN TO DISAGREE IN THE POSITION OF THIS LOW AND
ASSOCIATED SHORTWAVES BY MONDAY MORNING.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS STRETCHING FROM
THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA INTO THE BERING SEA. A POTENT LOW CENTERED
TO THE NORTHEAST OF MAINLAND ALASKA SPRAWLS ACROSS THE EASTERN
PORTION OF MAINLAND ALASKA. A TROUGH STRETCHES FROM THE WEST JUST
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA UNDERNEATH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE. A
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE COVERS MUCH OF THE NORTH
PACIFIC WITH SEVERAL EMBEDDED LOWS. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
LIES ALONG THE EASTERN COAST OF THE GULF OF ALASKA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTH CENTRAL...
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL
REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AT THE
SURFACE. THE 12Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING INDICATES A STEEP INVERSION...A
DEEP LAYER OF LIGHT WINDS NEAR THE SURFACE...AND HIGH SURFACE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. WITH NO EXPECTED CHANGE IN AIRMASS OR STRONGER
SURFACE WINDS...FOG IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS ANCHORAGE THROUGH
THE NIGHT. THE FOG WILL SLOWLY CLEAR OUT SATURDAY AS DRIER AIR
FILTERS INTO THE REGION. THE ADVECTION OF COOLER AND DRIER AIR INTO
THE COPPER RIVER BASIN ALONG WITH INCREASED MIXING WILL HELP TO CLEAR
THE FOG THAT HAS PERSISTED FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. THE NEXT CHANCE
FOR PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS A SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE APPROACHES THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND AN ASSOCIATED
SHORTWAVE PROGRESSES THROUGH THE GULF COAST. SNOW SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL MONDAY WHILE RAIN SHOWERS WILL IMPACT
KODIAK ISLAND AND COASTAL REGIONS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
LIGHT.

.SOUTHWEST...THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STRONGER WINDS WILL RETURN TO
THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES TOWARDS THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. AN ASSOCIATED SHORTWAVE WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY
OF PRECIPITATION TO THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY SUNDAY
EVENING. A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES PROGRESSING AROUND THIS LOW WILL
RESULT IN THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION INTO MIDWEEK.

.ALEUTIANS/BERING...GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL IMPACT
MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS BY SUNDAY AS A NORTH
PACIFIC LOW APPROACHES.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS INDICATE THAT AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL
BUILD AGAIN ALONG THE WESTERN COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. SOUTH AND
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL OCCUR ALONG MUCH OF THE GULF. THIS WILL
RESULT IN A CHANCE OF RAIN ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THE END OF NEXT
WEEK AND A GRADUAL RETURN TO NORMAL AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST AREA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 138 170 172 175 176 179.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 160 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JAN 10

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 1, 3:50 PM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC37 hr
Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC3 days
Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC19 days
Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr

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Sources

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