Small Craft Advisory for Yakutat Bay
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What you need to know
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- Yakutat Bay
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What is happening
Coastal Waters Forecast for Yakutat Bay 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...E wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft near ocean entrance....
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Bulletin details
Coastal Waters Forecast for Yakutat Bay 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...E wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft near ocean entrance. Showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. Patchy fog late. Showers late. .TUE...Light winds. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 4 ft.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Small Craft Advisory issued August 17 at 2:56AM AKDT until August 18 at 5:00AM 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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