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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning

Last Update: 616 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025

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Juneau, AK Local Forecast Office

10NM W Kake AK

Marine Zone Forecast

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.

Rest Of Tonight

SE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain.

Sun

SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.

Sun Night

SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of interior passes. Seas 5 ft. Rain.

Mon

SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.

Mon Night

SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.

Tue

SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.