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- Strong to High Winds are expected through Wednesday night for the southern panhandle with gusts up to 60 mph expected as multiple systems track inland. Wind Advisories and High Wind Warnings are in effect. Click here for more details:
- Mariners should exercise caution through Thursday with southeasterly Strong Gales and Storm Force gusts with seas building near 25 ft along the coast. Many inner channels will feel Gale force conditions on Wednesday. Click here for the marine forecast:
Hazardous Weather Conditions
- Gale Warning in effect from January 27, 09:00 PM AKST until January 28, 12:00 AM AKST
- Gale Warning in effect from January 28, 12:00 PM AKST until January 28, 03:00 PM AKST
- Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 28, 12:00 AM AKST until January 28, 12:00 PM AKST
- Gale Warning
- Marine Weather Statement
For More Weather Information:
Tonight
Low: 41 °F
SE 25kt
2-3ft
Small Craft AdvisoryWednesday
High: 45 °F
SE 20kt
2-3ft
Small Craft AdvisoryWednesday Night
Low: 41 °F
SE 20kt
1-2ftThursday
High: 45 °F
ESE 10kt
1ftThursday Night
Low: 40 °F
NNE 10kt
< 1ftFriday
High: 45 °F
Light Wind
< 1ftFriday Night
Low: 39 °F
Light Wind
< 1ftSaturday
High: 44 °F
Light Wind
< 1ftSaturday Night
Low: 39 °F
NNE 10kt
1ft
High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.
Water temperature forecast is experimental.
Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point
Last Update: 3:25 pm AKST Jan 27, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9pm AKST Jan 27, 2026-6pm AKST Feb 3, 2026
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Detailed Forecast
...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
Synopsis: A series of systems will lift along the coast through Thursday,
bringing southeasterly strong-gales, with gusts to storm force.
Southerly seas will build to near 25 ft. Many inner channels
will feel gale force conditions, with the strongest winds near
Prince of Wales Island, Clarence Strait, and major ocean
entrances. Winds and seas begin to subside Thursday.
Tonight
SE wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Rain, mainly before midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wednesday
SE wind around 20 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Rain. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wednesday Night
SE wind 10 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Rain, mainly before midnight. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Thursday
ESE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NNE in the afternoon. Rain. Seas around 1 ft.
Thursday Night
NNE wind 5 to 10 kt. Rain. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday Night
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain. Seas 1 ft or less.
Saturday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain. Seas 1 ft or less.
Saturday Night
ESE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NNE after midnight. Rain. Seas around 1 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.
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Forecast AreaABOUT THIS FORECAST
| Point Forecast: | 56.66°N 133.73°W |
| Last Update: | 3:25 pm AKST Jan 27, 2026 |
| Forecast Valid: | 9pm AKST Jan 27, 2026-6pm AKST Feb 3, 2026 |
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