Gale Warning 404, NWS Anchorage, AK

669 
FZAK51 PAFC 092334
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 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.

PKZ197-101400-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 9 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST
ALASKA MONDAY NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MON EVENING...THEN
WEAKEN TO 985 MB 150 NM NORTHEAST OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON EVENING...THEN MOVE
INTO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-101400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 9 2010

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 9 2010

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-101400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-101400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THRU FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 9 2010

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 9 2010

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 9 2010

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 9 2010

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 9 2010

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

105 
FZAK51 PAFC 101143
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 10 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.

PKZ197-110200-
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 991 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 270
NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK BY LATE TONIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 979 MB. THIS
LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 170 NM NORTHWEST OF CHIGNIK AT 988 MB BY LATE
TUE NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-110200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT
EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN
ISLAND. RAIN. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 6
FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1
FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

522 
FZAK51 PAFC 102307
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 10 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.

PKZ197-111400-
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE ALONG
THE NORTH GULF COAST EARLY TUESDAY. A 995 MB TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL
DEVELOP 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE IN
COOK INLET WED MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-111400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR THE E COAST OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS
15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO
10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 8 
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 10 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

176 
FZAK51 PAFC 111152
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 11 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.

PKZ197-120200-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 11 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE
TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY AND STALL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT
WILL THEN MOVE INLAND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
130 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE IN
COOK INLET WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-120200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 11 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 26
FT BY NOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. EAST OF
MONTAGUE...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND
35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-120200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 11 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 11 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT THIS MORNING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-120200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 11 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT. BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT BY AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-120200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 11 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT SUBSIDING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS
7 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 11 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT SAT MAY 8 2010

.UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS...
CYCLONIC FLOW AROUND A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL POLAR LOW OVER VICTORIA
ISLAND IN CANADA HAS BEEN ACTING AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH CONVEYOR BELT
OVER THE MAINLAND FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE FIRST OF THESE TROUGHS
THAT IMPACTED SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE THIS PAST WEEK
IS SWINGING SOUTHWARD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AS IT WRAPS AROUND ITS
PARENT LOW. AN EMBEDDED YET TIGHT 500 MB CIRCULATION IS EVIDENT ON
BOTH THE VISIBLE AND IR SATELLITE CHANNELS. ANOTHER SHARP SHORTWAVE
TROUGH IS DIVING SOUTHWARD OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND HAS ALSO
DEVELOPED A MID-LEVEL LOW AS IF MIMICKING ITS PREDECESSOR. A THIRD
TROUGH A FEW DAYS AWAY FROM IMPACTING THE REGION STRETCHES NORTHWARD
FROM THE LOW TOWARDS THE NORTH POLE. OUT INTO THE BERING SEA...A
PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS CREEPING SLOWLY WESTWARD AS A
BARBELL LOW UNDERCUTS IT TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.

.SURFACE ANALYSIS...
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE COVERS MUCH OF THE STATE AS A RESULT OF BOTH
THERMAL TROUGHING IN THE INTERIOR AND A SURFACE LOW ACCOMPANYING THE
NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH OUT OF THE ARCTIC. A BROAD REGION OF
LOW PRESSURE OFFSET 200 MILES TO THE EAST OF ITS PARENT MID-LEVEL LOW
ENCOMPASSES MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. HIGH PRESSURE
DOMINATES THE BERING WITH A SHALLOW SHORTWAVE RIDGE POKING INTO
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. A TEMPORARILY STALLED 991 MB LOW RESIDES WELL
SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS INITIALIZED WELL ACROSS THE BOARD TODAY AND ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT OUT THROUGH 48 HOURS BEFORE THINGS START TO GET INTERESTING
OUT TOWARDS SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. UNCERTAINTY ARISES AS THE MID-LEVEL
SHORTWAVE TROUGH DIGGING SOUTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA BEGINS TO
INTERACT WITH A LOW JUST SOUTH OF COLD BAY. THE MODELS AGREE THAT
THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL MERGE INTO A BROAD MID-LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER
THE AKPEN...BUT DIFFER ON TIMING OF THE ASSOCIATED SHORTWAVES
WRAPPING AROUND THIS SYSTEM. THE PREDICTED TRACK OF THE ASSOCIATED
SURFACE LOW ALSO DIVERGES AROUND THIS TIME FRAME...WITH THE GFS
TAKING THE LOW INLAND NEAR KODIAK WHILE THE ECMWF IS FURTHER WEST
TOWARDS SAND POINT. DESPITE THESE DIFFERENCES...THE END RESULT FOR
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST IS THE SAME...NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG THE
COAST WITH CLOUDS FURTHER INLAND STARTING ON TUESDAY. THE SHORT-TERM
FORECAST USES A BLEND OF THE NAM AND GFS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS
THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND THE MAT-SU VALLEY/ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS
AFTERNOON AS SURFACE HEATING ONCE AGAIN PUSHES THE SURFACE AIR MASS
PAST ITS CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURE. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDING IN FROM
THE WEST WILL HELP TO MODERATE CLOUD DEVELOPMENT AND CONFINE SHOWERS
TO THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF THE CHUGACH AND TALKEETNA MOUNTAIN
RANGES...WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS MORE LIKELY IN THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN WHERE THE RIDGE IS SLIGHTLY WEAKER. EXPECT ANOTHER WARM DAY
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AS LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE
REGION. TOMORROW WILL MIRROR TODAY WEATHER-WISE FOR THE MOST
PART...BUT WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SWITCH TO A MORE ONSHORE FLOW AS A LOW
BEGINS TO TRACK INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND CLOUDY SKIES WILL FOLLOW SUIT ON MONDAY MORNING...WITH UPSLOPE
MOUNTAIN RANGES EXPERIENCING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS. COASTAL AREAS OF THE
NORTH GULF COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND WILL ALSO SEE PLENTY OF RAIN FROM
THIS SYSTEM...WHICH WILL WILL STALL OUT OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING
SEA ON TUESDAY AND PUMP PLENTY OF MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH PROGRESSING
OUT AHEAD OF THE MAIN LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT IS INSTIGATING A
BAND OF LIGHT RAIN THAT IS SLOWLY WORKING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
EASTERN BERING SEA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN ALASKA. THE BETHEL RADAR
INDICATES THAT THESE LIGHT SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE BETHEL AREA
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND PUSH FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND POINTS SOUTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A
NEW LOW PUSHES NORTHWARD OUT OF THE FAR WESTERN GULF AND ACROSS THE
BRISTOL BAY REGION EARLY IN THE WEEK AND THEN STALLS IN THE
SOUTHEASTERN BERING SHORTLY THEREAFTER...SPELLING A WET BEGINNING TO
THE WEEK OVER SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA.

.ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...THE WEATHER OVER THE ALEUTIANS REMAINS
RELATIVELY QUIET THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE LOW PRESENTLY SOUTH
OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS STALLS TODAY BEFORE COMMENCING AN EASTWARD
TRACK WELL SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS. PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM REMAINS SOUTH OF THE ISLAND CHAIN. A WEAK FRONT DROPPING SOUTH
OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL BRING LITTLE MORE THAN LIGHT RAIN TO THE
PRIBILOFS AND THE AKPEN TODAY AND TOMORROW. SHOWERS GRADUALLY FILL IN
OVER THE EASTERN ISLANDS FROM THE EAST STARTING ON MONDAY EVENING AS
THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW WRAPS NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE AKPEN AND THEN
STALLS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEK
AS A REX BLOCK TAKES SHAPE OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES...FORCING
THE STACKED LOW OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING SEA TO REMAIN STALLED
AND FEED A CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF MOISTURE AND CLOUDS TO THE REGION.
EXPECT SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AS WELL DUE TO THE INFLUX OF THE
COLDER MARITIME AIR MASS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...175 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

KS MAY 10