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Small Craft Advisory for Southern Chatham Strait

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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. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. .TUE...SE...

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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. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Near ocean entrances, seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 9 ft, except 13 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 13 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.

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    Small Craft Advisory issued November 2 at 2:39PM AKST until November 3 at 5:00PM AKST 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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