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Storm Warning 228, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 9, 2010

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 9, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 43 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 9, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 10, 2010, 10:30 PM AKST
In force
43 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

064 
FZAK51 PAFC 091228
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 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 TUE NOV 9 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A STATIONARY 1005 MB LOW OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET
DISSIPATES LATER THIS MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE
SOUTHERN GULF WED MORNING AND REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST WED
EVENING. THE PARENT 959 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED
AFTERNOON MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 966 MB THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1
FOOT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...
NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG BECOMING
PATCHY THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 F00T. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
773 
FZAK51 PAFC 091236 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST..CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

CORRECTED ZONE 141

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

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

PKZ197-100300-
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A STATIONARY 1005 MB LOW OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET
DISSIPATES LATER THIS MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE
SOUTHERN GULF WED MORNING AND REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST WED
EVENING. THE PARENT 959 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED
AFTERNOON MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 966 MB THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1
FOOT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...
NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG BECOMING
PATCHY THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
358 
FZAK51 PAFC 100039
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-101500-
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 988 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 956 MB AS IT MOVES TO 
300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN 
TO 975 MB AS IT MOVES TO 110 NM EAST NORTHEAST OF KODIAK THU
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...3 FT W
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
003 
FZAK51 PAFC 101238
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-110300-
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 972 MB PACIFIC LOW STRENGTHENS TO 958 MB THIS
AFTERNOON 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 982 MB 60 NM
SOUTH OF SEWARD THU EVENING AND DISSIPATES OVER COOK INLET FRI
MORNING. A 980 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT THU AFTERNOON
MOVES TO 140 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 987 MB BY FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT.
PATCHY MORNING FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
32 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO NE 60 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
BUILDING TO 28 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 32 FT
SUBSIDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS
6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 10 FT N OF KALGIN
ISLAND. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
548 
FZAK51 PAFC 101608 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
705 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

UPDATED ZONES 130 140 141

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

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

PKZ197-110300-
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 972 MB PACIFIC LOW STRENGTHENS TO 958 MB THIS
AFTERNOON 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 982 MB 60 NM
SOUTH OF SEWARD THU EVENING AND DISSIPATES OVER COOK INLET FRI
MORNING. A 980 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT THU AFTERNOON
MOVES TO 140 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 987 MB BY FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT.
PATCHY MORNING FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
705 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 32 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO NE 60 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
BUILDING TO 28 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 32 FT
SUBSIDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
705 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT
TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
705 AM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
825 
FZAK51 PAFC 110022
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 955 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 976 MB AS IT 
MOVES TO 110 NM EAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA ON FRI.

$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

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

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...
SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  SEAS 23
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
474 
FZAK51 PAFC 110456 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

AMENDED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 955 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 976 MB AS IT 
MOVES TO 110 NM EAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA ON FRI.

$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
700 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...EAST WIND 45 KT EXCEPT EAST WIND 60 KT EAST OF CAPE
CLEARE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

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

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...
SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  SEAS 23
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
275 
FZAK51 PAFC 110730 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

AMENDED ALL ZONES EXCEPT 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.

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 955 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 976 MB AS IT 
MOVES TO 110 NM EAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA ON FRI.

$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...EAST WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

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

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23
FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT EXCEPT N 40 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 11
FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
1030 PM AKST WED NOV 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Nov 8, 5:30 PM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 5:30 PM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
530 PM AKST MON NOV 8 2010

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE POLAR VORTEX TO SHIFT FROM THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC TO THE POLE OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WITH A RIDGE BUILDING ALONG THE WEST COAST OF
NORTH AMERICA THIS WEEKEND AND HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING OVER SIBERIA
THROUGH THE WEEK...THE TROUGH OVER THE BERING WILL DEEPEN AND START
TO RETROGRADE LATER THIS WEEKEND. IN THE MEANTIME...HIGH PRESSURE TO
REMAIN OVER SIBERIA. THE MODELS ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT AT 500MB WITH
THE POLAR LOW MOVING INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN NEAR 180. THEREFORE...THE
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY. HOWEVER...THEY ARE
HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY COMING INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE WAVE MOVING
INTO THE GULF THURSDAY. THE EC IS FARTHER EAST THAN THE GFS. THE GFS
WOULD BE THE PREFERRED SOLUTION DUE TO THE MEAN RIDGE ALONG THE WEST
COAST OF NORTH AMERICA. AFTER THIS TIME FRAME THE UNCERTAINTY COMES
INTO PLAY QUITE HEAVILY. MODELS SETTLE INTO BETTER AGREEMENT FRIDAY
BUT THE SPEED OF THE NEXT SURFACE FEATURE ON SATURDAY OUT OF THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC INTO THE GULF IS OF QUESTION. GFS IS FARTHER EAST
AND NOT AS STRONG AS THE EC. GFS ENSEMBLES HINT AT THE FARTHER WEST
SOLUTION AS WELL.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
ALOFT...A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING IS SLIDING
EASTWARD. TRANSIENT RIDGING AHEAD OF THIS LOW IS MOVING THROUGH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WHILE ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH IS HANGING TOUGH OVER
MOST OF THE MAINLAND. THE JET STREAM IS LOCATED ALONG OR JUST SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIANS...AND THEN DROPS SOUTHWARD TO CARVE OUT THE
SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA.

AT THE SURFACE...A WEAK LOW IS MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE GULF TOWARD
THE KENAI PENINSULA. THIS IS HELPING TO BREAK UP THE PERSISTENT
PATTERN OF THE LAST FEW DAYS THAT HAS FEATURED A BAND OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA. THIS BAND OF SNOW IS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE COMBINATION OF A SURFACE TROUGH THAT HAS LINGERED OVER UPPER
COOK INLET FOR SEVERAL DAYS...AS WELL AS A MID-LEVEL DEFORMATION ZONE
THAT HAS ALSO REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS IS ALSO THE SAME
FEATURE THAT BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT SNOW INTO THE ANCHORAGE AREA
OVERNIGHT. THIS BAND OF SNOW IS SLOWLY BREAKING UP INTO SNOW SHOWERS
THIS AFTERNOON. FURTHER WEST...SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS SEEING SOME SUNNY
BREAKS TODAY...WHILE A WEAK FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING HAS USHERED
IN ENOUGH WARM AIR TO CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN AS FAR NORTH AS
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...BAND OF MODERATE SNOW OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO SHOWERS BY EARLY EVENING. THIS IS HAPPENING
IN RESPONSE TO THE SURFACE LOW THAT IS MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
GULF...AS WELL AS AN UPPER LOW OVER THE LOWER SUSITNA VALLEY THAT IS
BEGINNING TO MOVE TO THE EAST. EXPECT MAIN FOCUS OF PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE REGION TO SHIFT TO NORTHERN AND EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND OVERNIGHT AS MEAN FLOW BECOMES SOUTHERLY OR EVEN SOUTHWESTERLY.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL STEADILY IN VALDEZ...CHANGING PRECIPITATION
TO ALL SNOW BY MID EVENING. AT THIS TIME...ANTICIPATE FAIRLY UNIFORM
8 TO 14 INCH ACCUMULATIONS IN TOWN AND THROUGH THOMPSON PASS BY
MIDDAY TUESDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE COOK
INLET AND ANCHORAGE BOWL OVERNIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. SNOW MAY BECOME STEADIER IN ANCHORAGE
TOMORROW MORNING AS COLD AIR BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH COOK
INLET...BEFORE CONDITIONS IMPROVE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...LARGE BUT RELATIVELY WEAK AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IN THE BERING WILL BRING NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO
THE REGION FOR NEXT FEW DAYS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL STAY RELATIVELY
DRY...AS WEAK FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING DISSIPATES BEFORE REACHING
THE COAST.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
OVERALL NOT MUCH CONFIDENCE IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST AS THE TIMING
OF THE SYSTEMS IN VERY MUCH IN DOUBT. WE WILL LIKELY SEE SOME LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVING SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND WRAPPING
INTO THE GULF AND BACK INTO THE EASTERN BERING. THIS IS A RESULT OF
THE LONG WAVE PATTERN SETTING UP AN ESTABLISHED TROUGH OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING WEDNESDAY AND RETROGRADING LATER IN THE WEEK.
THEREFORE...STORMS PASS THROUGH THE GULF TWICE IN THE LONG TERM AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA HAVING SHOWERS JUST WRAP AROUND THESE LOWS.
INSTABILITY SHOWERS TO PREVAIL OVER THE BERING THROUGHOUT DUE TO THE
COLD AIR MASS AND RELATIVELY WARMER WATERS. WARMER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR SOUTHCENTRAL WITH COLDER THAN NORMAL
EXPECTED OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 172 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN/AMD NOV 10

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 8, 6:10 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC10 hr
Nov 9, 1:06 AM AKSTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC15 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr

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Sources

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