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Gale Warning — Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM

Structured official-source report · Published Sep 19, 10:55 PM UTC · Updated Sep 19, 10:50 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. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt late. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft late. Rain in the evening, then showers and chance of thunderstorms late. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 14 ft late. SW swell in the evening. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. Showers. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

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Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM

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Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM

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Sep 19, 10:50 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. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt late. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft late. Rain in the evening, then showers and chance of thunderstorms late. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 14 ft late. SW swell in the evening. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. Showers. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

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