Gale Warning 347, NWS Anchorage, AK

337 
FZAK51 PAFC 080012 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

CORRECTED TYPO 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.

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF THURSDAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FRIDAY.
$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST 
OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.  RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT 
THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

202 
FZAK51 PAFC 080104 CCB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

CORRECTED TYPO 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.

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF THU EVENING WILL MOVE ONSHORE 
SE AK FRI MORNING. A WEAKER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL GULF FRIDAY. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK CITY FRI
MORNING AND WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 989 MB SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST 
OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.  RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT 
THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

876 
FZAK51 PAFC 081200
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

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

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

PKZ197-090300-
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH
GULF COAST BY FRI EVENING. A 986 MB LOW WILL FORM 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF
HOMER FRI EVENING AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 999 MB 130 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA
LATE SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-090300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-090300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR CHANNELED TERRAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-090300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-090300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-090300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 20 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 16 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-090300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FOOT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-090300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A SINGLE MASSIVE STORM CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE MAJORITY OF THE
STATE TODAY FROM THE BERING SEA TO EASTERN MAINLAND ALASKA. THE
VERTICALLY STACKED LOW BOTTOMED OUT SOMEWHERE AROUND 935 MB OVERNIGHT
IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA...AND IS NOW SLOWLY WEAKENING AND SHOULD
MAKE LANDFALL NEAR HOOPER BAY EARLY FRI MORNING. THE STRONG FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM CENTER BROUGHT DAMAGING WINDS TO THE
ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA YESTERDAY...AND WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND COAST. THE TRAILING END OF THE
FRONT MOVED INTO COOK INLET AND JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AROUND
NOON TODAY. A STRONG SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL JET COMBINED WITH TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENTS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ARE PRODUCING VERY STRONG WINDS
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...ESPECIALLY THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND ACROSS
TURNAGAIN ARM. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WITH THIS FRONT IS PRODUCING HEAVY
SNOW OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND THE NORTH GULF COAST NEAR THOMPSON
PASS AND ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
THE SHORT TERM.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...THE STRONG WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE WESTERN
SUSITNA VALLEY...TROUGH COOK INLET...TO JUST EAST OF KODIAK AT NOON
TODAY...MOVES INTO WESTERN CANADA/EASTERN GULF LATE THIS EVENING.
STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WILL DIMINISH WITH THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE. SAT IMAGERY SHOWS THE BACK EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION OVER
SOUTHERN COOK INLET. SO SHOULD SEE HEAVY SNOWS TAPERING OFF OVER THE
SUSITNA VALLEY AND THE THOMPSON PASS THIS EVENING WITH FRONTAL
PASSAGE. ANOTHER SMALLER SCALE LOW CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THIS
AFTERNOON MOVES TO THE KENAI PENINSULA FRI AFTERNOON AND BRINGS
ANOTHER SHOT OF SNOW AND RAIN.

.SOUTHWEST...THE BERING LOW WILL PROGRESSES NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA TODAY. WARNING LEVEL WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. EXPECT SHOWERS WILL ALSO
CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA INTO THE WEEKEND.

.ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
THE BERING SEA LOW CURRENTLY SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND CONTINUES
TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE BERING SEA. WARNING LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
ON THE SOUTHERN FLACK HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.
HOWEVER...EXPECT GALE FORCE AND STORM FORCE WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS
THE EASTERN/CENTRAL BERING BEHIND THIS LOW INTO SATURDAY. ANOTHER LOW
MOVES TO JUST EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRI AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUES TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SAT NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL
SYSTEM MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI EVENING..THEN ELONGATES SE
TO OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE AK PEN AND WEAKENS SAT NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
FORECAST REGION THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK.  AS A RESULT A SERIES OF LOWS
WILL MOVE FROM THE BERING SEA INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 125 155 161
         WINTER STORM WARNING...145
         BLIZZARD WARNING...131
MARINE...STORM...160 180
         GALE...120 130 132 138 140 141 411 414 150 155 165 170 171
                172 175 179 185
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...160 165 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

RMC APR 11

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1140 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

AKZ101-111-121-125-080100-

...STRONG STORM SYSTEM IMPACTING MUCH OF THE STATE TODAY...

A DYNAMIC AND DANGEROUS STORM IS MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING
SEA WITH A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA. VERY STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED NEAR 90 MPH AT
GLEN ALPS AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM WITH WINDS NEAR 60 MPH AT PORTAGE.
THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVIER SNOW FALLING IN TURNAGAIN
ARM...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN TURNAGAIN ARM AND
PORTAGE VALLEY MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

IN TOWN...SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE REACHED NEAR 60 MPH IN EAST ANCHORAGE
AND UP TO 45 MPH AT THE AIRPORT. IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...SOUTHEAST
WINDS ARE GUSTING TO NEAR 55 MPH.

THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.
PERSONS SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE AND BE WATCHFUL FOR
DEBRIS.

FURTHER SOUTH...KENAI HAS REPORTED UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY.
HOWEVER...THE WINDS ARE LIGHTER ALONG THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA
GUSTING TO NEAR 25 MPH.

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OR AT
HTTP://PAFC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.