Small Craft Advisory for Southern Chatham Strait
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What you need to know
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- Southern Chatham Strait
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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 5 ft near ocean entrances....
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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 5 ft near ocean entrances. .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming N 25 kt late. Seas building to 5 ft late. Near ocean entrances, seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Small Craft Advisory issued October 26 at 4:02AM AKDT until October 27 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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