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Small Craft Advisory — Southern Chatham Strait

Structured official-source report · Published Sep 19, 8:25 PM UTC · Updated Sep 18, 6:38 PM UTC
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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. .TODAY...Light winds becoming S 25 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Patchy fog. Showers. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Showers. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

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Southern Chatham Strait

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Sep 18, 6:38 PM UTC · nws

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 S 25 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Patchy fog. Showers. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Showers. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

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