Marine Forecast for the North Gulf Coast, Kodiak Island, and Cook Inlet

FZAK51 PAFC 100024 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
420 PM AKST TUE FEB 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.

PKZ197-101500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA DRIFTS
NORTH AND WEAKENS WEDNESDAY MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC MOVES TO 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 961 MB THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

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

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

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PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT
DECREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS
17 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

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PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
420 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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