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. UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .EARLY THIS MORNING...SE...
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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. UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .EARLY THIS MORNING...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas building to 7 ft late. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. Rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft, except 15 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft, except 15 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Small Craft Advisory issued October 31 at 12:40AM AKDT until November 1 at 4:00AM 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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