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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory

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Juneau, AK Local Forecast Office

Cape Spencer AK

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
High: 36 °F
S 25kt
9-10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
Low: 34 °F
E 20kt
8-9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
High: 41 °F
E 20kt
9ft
Monday Night
Low: 34 °F
E 20kt
9ft
Tuesday
High: 40 °F
E 20kt
8ft
Tuesday Night
Low: 34 °F
E 20kt
8ft
Wednesday
High: 35 °F
E 15kt
6-8ft
Wednesday Night
Low: 33 °F
E 15kt
5-6ft
New Year's Day
High: 36 °F
E 15kt
4-5ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:03 am AKST Dec 28, 2025
Forecast Valid: 5am AKST Dec 28, 2025-6pm AKST Jan 3, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

Synopsis: Winds will be slowly starting to diminish from their peak overnight intensities to fresh to strong breezes on Sunday. Stephens Passage, Clarence Strait, and the Northern Gulf coast 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 through Monday, highest seas aimed at Prince of Wales coast.

Today

ESE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming S in the morning. Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

Tonight

E wind 15 to 20 kt. Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

Monday

E wind around 20 kt. Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Seas around 9 ft.

Monday Night

E wind 15 to 20 kt. Rain before 3am, then rain and snow. The rain could be heavy at times. Seas around 9 ft.

Tuesday

E wind 15 to 20 kt. Rain before 3pm, then rain and snow. Seas around 8 ft.

Tuesday Night

E wind 15 to 20 kt. Rain and snow. Seas around 8 ft.

Wednesday

E wind around 15 kt. Rain and snow. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Wednesday Night

E wind around 15 kt. Rain and snow. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

New Year's Day

E wind 10 to 15 kt. Rain and snow likely, mainly before 3pm. Seas 4 to 5 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.