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Gale Warning — Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM

Structured official-source report · Published Sep 19, 8:25 PM UTC · Updated Sep 19, 3:55 PM UTC
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Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft late. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

Where it happened

Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM

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Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM

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Sep 19, 3:55 PM UTC · nws

Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft late. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

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