Sitka
NOAA CO-OPS station 9451600
Observed , 12 minutes ago
Hazardous
Small Craft Advisory in effect. Water 48°F. Today: NE wind 10 kt becoming W.
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Small Craft Advisory issued November 7 at 2:47PM AKST until November 8 at 5:00PM AKST 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. .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 25 kt...then diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. S swell. Rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 45 kt late. Gusts to 55 kt late. Seas 9 ft building to 25 ft late. S swell in the evening. Rain late. .MON...SE gale to 45 kt. Gusts to 60 kt. Seas 31 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
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Get Buoycast for iPhoneWater Level
5.5ft
Datum
MLLW
Last 12 hours2.8 to 9.9 ft
Water temp
48°F
Last 12 hours48 to 49°F
Pressure
992mbar
Tendency
Rising
3 hour change
+3.8 mbar
Last 12 hours985 to 992 mbar
Zone forecast
Today
NE wind 10 kt becoming W. Seas 9 ft. Rain early in the morning.
Tonight
SE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt late. Gusts to 60 kt late. Seas 10 ft building to 21 ft late. Rain late.
Mon
SE storm force wind to 55 kt. Gusts to 70 kt. Seas 30 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 Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Pressure 985 to 992 mbar over the same window.
3 stations within 30 NM
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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.