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5NM E Barren Islands AK

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Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Last Update: 3:04 pm AKST Feb 7, 2025
Forecast Valid: 9pm AKST Feb 7, 2025-6pm AKST Feb 14, 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

Synopsis: High pressure moves across the Gulf for Sat afternoon. A front moves over the Western Gulf through Sat afternoon.

Tonight

ESE wind around 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday

E wind 15 to 25 kt. A slight chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow after noon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Saturday Night

E wind 30 to 35 kt. A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then rain likely. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

Sunday

E wind around 35 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Rain and snow likely. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

Sunday Night

E wind 35 to 40 kt, with gusts as high as 50 kt. Rain and snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

Monday

E wind 35 to 40 kt, with gusts as high as 50 kt. Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 9am, then gradually ending. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

Monday Night

E wind around 35 kt, with gusts as high as 45 kt. Rain likely, mainly between 9pm and 3am. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

Tuesday

E wind around 35 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. A chance of rain. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

Tuesday Night

E wind 30 to 35 kt decreasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. A chance of rain. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.