Cape decision
NDBC buoy cdea2
Observed , 1 hour ago
Hazardous
Gale Warning in effect. Calm, easing. Air 43°F. Next high tide at 11:24 AM (12 ft). Today: E wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt.
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Gale Warning issued November 7 at 9:52PM 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. UPDATED ...GALE WARNING LATE SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt possible early. Seas 11 ft. S swell. Rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to gale to 45 kt late. Gusts to 55 kt late. Seas 10 ft building to 19 ft late. Rain late. .MON...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
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Speed
1kn
Gust
1.9kn
Direction
320° NW
Trend
Easing
Last 10 hours1 to 14 kn
Air temp
43°F
Last 10 hours40 to 43°F
Pressure
989mbar
Tendency
Rising
3 hour change
+3.3 mbar
Last 10 hours984 to 989 mbar
Tides
Next high
11:24 AM
12 ft
Then low
6:11 PM
-0.8 ft
Predicted, Affleck Canal entrance, Kuiu Island-0.8 to 12 ft
Zone forecast
Today
E wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the morning. Seas 11 ft. Rain early in the morning.
Tonight
SE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt late. Gusts to 45 kt increasing to 65 kt late. Seas 11 ft building to 20 ft late. Rain late.
Mon
SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Gusts to 70 kt. Seas 29 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 Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 9 hours. Pressure 984 to 989 mbar over the same window.
1 station within 30 NM
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How often does buoy cdea2 report?
Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes.
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What this buoy measures
This buoy is not reporting waves or water 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 buoy.
Station cdea2
56°00'04" N 134°08'10" W · owned and maintained by NWS Alaska Region
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