Sitka

NOAA CO-OPS station 9451600

Observed , 10 minutes ago

Hazardous

Tonight

Small Craft Advisory in effect. Water 53°F. Tonight: SE Wind 20 Kt.

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Small Craft Advisory

Small Craft Advisory issued September 23 at 3:52AM AKDT until September 24 at 5:00AM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

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 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Showers early in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers late. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

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Water Level

4.2ft

Datum

MLLW

Last 12 hours0.6 to 8.3 ft

Water temp

53°F

Last 12 hours53 to 53°F

Pressure

1011mbar

Tendency

Rising

3 hour change

+0.4 mbar

Last 12 hours1007 to 1011 mbar

Zone forecast

Tonight

SE Wind 20 Kt. Seas 9 Ft. Slight Chance Of Thunderstorms.

Thu

E Wind 15 Kt. Seas 7 Ft.

Thu Night

E Wind 10 Kt. Seas 5 Ft.

Synopsis

Winds and seas gradually diminish across the gulf through Thursday as the main low curls into the central gulf and continues to weaken and slide southeast. Another front moves into the gulf from the west on Friday.

NWS zone Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM

Last 24 hours

Time Water LevelWater
4.2 ft53°F
8 ft53°F
6.3 ft53°F
1.3 ft53°F
1.7 ft53°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Pressure 1,007 to 1,011 mbar over the same window.

3 stations within 30 NM

Sitka AML, AK 4 NM NNW Point Gardner 24 NM E Point Craven MXAK, AK 29 NM NNE

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What this station measures

This station is not reporting wind or air temperature. Conditions above come from the sensors it does carry, and the forecast, tides and sun times on this page are regional rather than measured at the station.

Station 9451600
57°03'04" N 135°20'38" 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.