Gale Warning for Sumner Strait
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Sumner 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. .TODAY...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 4 ft near ocean entrances. Patchy...
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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. .TODAY...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 4 ft near ocean entrances. Patchy fog early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 4 ft building to 8 ft late. Rain late. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
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- Alert
Gale Warning issued October 19 at 11:48AM AKDT until October 20 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK
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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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