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NWS Forecast

FZAK51 PAFC 230639 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
940 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

UPDATED AREA 130

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.

PKZ197-231500-
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 968 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 130 NM EAST OF
KODIAK SUNDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND INTO COOK INLET
NEAR NIKISKI MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A 972 MB LOW WILL
MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUESDAY AFTERNOON.



PKZ120-231500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY


TONIGHT
E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.

MON
E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN.

MON NIGHT
S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.

TUE
E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI
E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.



PKZ121-231500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT


TONIGHT
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.

MON
N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...HIGHER
WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.

MON NIGHT
S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.

TUE THROUGH WED
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

THU
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

FRI
VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 



PKZ125-231500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT


TONIGHT
E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER
GUSTS 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.

MON
E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.

MON NIGHT
S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.

TUE
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

TUE NIGHT
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

WED THROUGH FRI
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.



PKZ129-231500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY


TONIGHT
E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.

MON
E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.

MON NIGHT
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.

TUE THROUGH FRI
E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.



PKZ130-231500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
940 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY


TONIGHT
NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT SEAS 12 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW.

MON
WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS N WIND 40 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15
KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
  EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35  KT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.

MON NIGHT
SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.

TUE
E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

TUE NIGHT
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

WED
NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

THU
SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

FRI
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 



PKZ132-231500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY


TONIGHT
NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.

MON
W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.

MON NIGHT
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

TUE
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

TUE NIGHT
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

WED
W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

THU
S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

FRI
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 



PKZ138-231500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

GALE WARNING TONIGHT


TONIGHT
E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.

MON
NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.

MON NIGHT
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

TUE
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

TUE NIGHT
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

WED
W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

THU
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

FRI
S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



PKZ140-231500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY


TONIGHT
NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.

MON
N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN.

MON NIGHT
SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.

TUE
NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

TUE NIGHT
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

WED
NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

THU
E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

FRI
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 



PKZ141-231500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT


TONIGHT
SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

MON
NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.

MON NIGHT
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.

TUE
E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

TUE NIGHT
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

WED
NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

THU
E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

FRI
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 



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