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Gale Warning

Last Update: 312 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025

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Juneau, AK Local Forecast Office

10NM SW Rowan Bay AK

Marine Zone Forecast

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

Synopsis: As of 2pm Saturday, the storm force front impacting the coast is currently moving ashore into the inner channels, with southerly winds increasing to gale force for many passages through the evening. Expecting peak intensity through the first half of the night before winds slowly start to diminish to fresh to strong breezes Sunday. Stephens Passage and Clarence Strait will hold on to gale force conditions Sunday. Southeast seas along the coast continue to remain elevated, becoming southwesterly Sunday, holding near 12 to 18 ft, highest seas aimed at Prince of Wales coast. Southeasterly gale force winds continue along the northern coast.

Tonight

SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft, except 13 ft near ocean entrances. Snow in the evening. Rain.

Sun

S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 13 ft near ocean entrances. Rain.

Sun Night

S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 8 ft, except 16 ft near ocean entrances. Rain.

Mon

S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft, except 15 ft near ocean entrances. Rain.

Mon Night

S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 14 ft near ocean entrances. Rain.

Tue

SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.