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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 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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Get Buoycast for iPhoneWater 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
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Pressure 1,007 to 1,011 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.