Gale Warning for Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM
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Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 45 kt. Seas 8 ft building...
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Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 45 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 19 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 18 ft late. SW swell in the evening. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
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Gale Warning issued October 19 at 8:16PM 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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