Ketchikan
NOAA CO-OPS station 9450460
Observed , 14 minutes ago
Challenging
Today
Light NW winds at 6 kn gusting to 8 kn. Water 48°F, air 43°F. Today: N wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt.
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Gale Warning issued November 8 at 3:29AM AKST until November 9 at 5:00PM AKST by NWS Juneau AK
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...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt late. Gusts to 55 kt late. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft late. Rain late. .MON...SE gale to 45 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE gale to 45 kt. Gusts to 60 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE gale to 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
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Speed
6.2kn
Gust
7.8kn
Direction
305° NW
Trend
Rising
Last 12 hours0.2 to 11 kn
Water Level
7.9ft
Datum
MLLW
Last 12 hours3.9 to 16 ft
Air temp
43°F
42 to 49°F today
Water temp
48°F
48 to 48°F today
Pressure
990mbar
Tendency
Rising
3 hour change
+4.2 mbar
Last 12 hours983 to 990 mbar
Zone forecast
Today
N wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain early in the morning.
Tonight
SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt late. Gusts to 55 kt late. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft late. Rain late.
Mon
SE gale to 45 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain.
Synopsis
A gale force low just west of Haida Gwaii will move into the southern panhandle and weaken Sunday morning. Another stronger area of low pressure potentially strengthening to storm force will move from the north Pacific into the central Gulf of Alaska on Monday.
NWS zone Clarence Strait
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 42 to 49°F, water 48 to 48°F, pressure 983 to 990 mbar over the same window.
4 stations within 30 NM
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Station 9450460
55°19'55" N 131°37'34" W
Measured by 400+ NOAA CO-OPS stations. Observations from the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, forecasts and advisories from the National Weather Service. Not for navigation.