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- The outlook for the weekend sounds like a broken record with all these rounds of rain and wind expected through early next week. Click here for the latest Minute with a Meteorologist.
- Strong SW onshore flow will persist through Friday with high SW swell to 20 ft in the gulf. Showers will continue across the panhandle into late week. See the latest forecast discussion here.

Last Update: 247 PM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025
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4NM W Loring AK
Marine Zone Forecast
Synopsis: Prolonged near gale to gale force southwesterlies and high SW
swell will persist in the gulf through Friday morning before
diminishing into Friday afternoon. A gale force low moves north
into the SE Gulf for Saturday.
Tonight
SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Fri
SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Fri Night
SE wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt late. Seas 13 ft. Showers.
Sat
SE gale to 35 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of interior passes. Seas 7 ft, except 14 ft near ocean entrances. Rain.
Sat Night
SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Showers.
Sun
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
Mon
SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
Tue
SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
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