Gale Warning 372, NWS Anchorage, AK

438 
FZAK51 PAFC 241434 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125 129 132 

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.

PKZ197-250200-
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE SOUTH SAT
NIGHT AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN. AN ASSOCIATED NORTH PACIFIC
LOW AT 983 MB WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON
AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-250200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
630 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250200-
RESURRECTION BAY
630 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-250200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
630 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250200-
PASSAGE CANAL
630 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
630 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS 
CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

753 
FZAK51 PAFC 242147 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
145 PM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

UPDATED ZONES 130 140

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

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

PKZ197-250200-
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE SOUTH SAT
NIGHT AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN. AN ASSOCIATED NORTH PACIFIC
LOW AT 983 MB WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON
AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-250200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
630 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250200-
RESURRECTION BAY
630 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-250200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
630 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250200-
PASSAGE CANAL
630 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
145 PM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
630 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS 
CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
145 PM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

276 
FZAK51 PAFC 242353
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 24 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.

PKZ197-251400-
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB AS 
IT MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON. THIS 
LOW THEN MOVES TO 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON.
ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MON MORNING AND 
MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON AT 984 MB.

$$

PKZ120-251400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-251400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-251400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE... 
WINDS NE 40 KT AND SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...WINDS
NE 35 KT AND SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-251400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

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

$$

PKZ130-251400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...
NE WIND 30 KT...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-251400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-251400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10
KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-251400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT FRI APR 23 2010

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE LONG WAVE UPPER PATTERN IS A STABLE ONE...CONSISTING OF A BROAD
TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND MULTIPLE SHORTWAVES
MOVING WEST TO EAST NEAR THE BASE OF THE TROUGH. HIGH PRESSURE AT THE
SURFACE IS BUILDING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA WHILE
A 987 MB LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY SKIMS THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS TODAY.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO DO A GREAT JOB UNTIL THE LOW
SOUTH OF THE CHAIN ENTERS THE GULF LATER IN THE WEEKEND. WE CONTINUE
TO LEAN TOWARD THE ECMWF THAT IS THE SLOWEST AND MOST WESTWARD TRACK
OF THE LOW. THE GFS HAS BEEN TRENDING SLOWLY TOWARD THIS SOLUTION. IN
THE SHORT TERM...THE NAM IS THE PREFERRED MODEL BECAUSE OF ITS
SUPERIOR RESOLUTION AND DEPICTION OF THE SMALL SCALE FEATURES.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
WHILE A WEAK UPPER TROUGH MOVES NORTH ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. THE
UPPER LEVELS ARE RELATIVELY MOIST ALTHOUGH DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE IS
RESULTING IN FAIR SKIES AROUND MOST OF THE REGION. THE LOWER LEVELS
ARE WARMING UP QUICKLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WHILE THE UPPER LEVELS
ARE STILL PRETTY COOL...GIVING US AN UNSTABLE PROFILE. SHOWERS ARE
DEVELOPING FROM THE WESTERN KENAI UP TO THE SUSITNA VALLEY ALTHOUGH
THE DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE IS EVAPORATING MOST OF THE MOISTURE
BEFORE IT REACHES THE GROUND. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY
AS MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES PREVAIL UNTIL THE FRONT IN THE GULF APPROACHES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL BRING PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO THE
COAST BUT RAIN WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME MAKING IT INLAND.
INLAND...EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TO PREVAIL MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK.

.SOUTHWEST...
CLOUDY AND COOL WEATHER CONTINUES OUT WEST UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. ONSHORE FLOW IS USHERING
THE MOISTURE INLAND RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD LOW CEILINGS AND PERIODS
OF LIGHT SNOW. FLOW WILL REVERSE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE NORTH. THE CALM WINDS AND BUILDING HIGH
PRESSURE COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD FOG SATURDAY MORNING. THE
ATMOSPHERE BECOMES A LITTLE BIT MORE UNSTABLE EARLY NEXT WEEK SO LOW
TOP AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
MID WEEK AS TEMPERATURES WARM UP TO ABOVE CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES.

.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING WILL PROVIDE FAIR
WEATHER FOR MUCH OF THE BERING SEA. THE LOW MOVING JUST SOUTH OF THE
CHAIN WILL BRING GALE FORCE EASTERLY WINDS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
TONIGHT BEFORE DROPPING SOUTH AWAY FROM OUR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.
HIGH PRESSURE STAYS IN CONTROL WITH BROAD EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY FLOW
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...172
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

AB APR 10