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FZAK51 PAFC 240018
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009

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.

PKZ197-241500-
400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 975 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN COOK INLET WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT.
TUE EVENING...A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND
DRIFT NORTH TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND AND THEN MOVE INLAND WED NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS
TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
17 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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