Sand point
NOAA CO-OPS station 9459450
Observed , 10 minutes ago
Hazardous
Gale Warning in effect. Light SSE winds at 5 kn gusting to 9 kn. Water 48°F, air 49°F. Tonight: SE Wind 20 Kt Increasing To 30 Kt After Midnight.
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Gale Warning issued September 23 at 4:27AM AKDT until September 24 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK
Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
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Speed
4.7kn
Gust
8.9kn
Direction
150° SSE
Trend
Steady
Last 12 hours0 to 6.6 kn
Water Level
5.3ft
Datum
MLLW
Last 12 hours0.7 to 6.4 ft
Air temp
49°F
36 to 49°F today
Water temp
48°F
48 to 49°F today
Pressure
1013mbar
Tendency
Easing
3 hour change
-1.8 mbar
Last 12 hours1013 to 1016 mbar
Zone forecast
Tonight
SE Wind 20 Kt Increasing To 30 Kt After Midnight. Seas 5 Ft. Rain.
Thu
SE Wind 40 Kt Becoming S 30 Kt In The Afternoon. Seas 13 Ft. Rain.
Thu Night
SW Wind 25 Kt. Seas 10 Ft. Rain Showers.
Synopsis
248 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
NWS zone Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 36 to 49°F, water 48 to 49°F, pressure 1,013 to 1,016 mbar over the same window.
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Station 9459450
55°19'55" N 160°30'14" 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.