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 becoming SE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 5 ft near ocean...
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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 becoming SE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 5 ft near ocean entrances. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Gusts to 40 kt late. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft late. Near ocean entrances, seas 6 ft building to 13 ft late. Rain. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the morning. Seas 10 ft, except 16 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Small Craft Advisory issued October 14 at 12:03PM AKDT until October 15 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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