Gale Warning for Southern Chatham Strait
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Southern Chatham Strait
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- Moderate
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What is happening
Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain....
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Bulletin details
Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 14 ft, except 20 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 16 ft, except 25 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .FRI...S gale to 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
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Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Gale Warning issued November 5 at 2:35AM AKST until November 12 at 5:00PM AKST by NWS Juneau AK
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Juneau AK. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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