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Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Juneau AK
109 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

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Southern Chatham Strait-Sumner Strait-Clarence Strait-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
109 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

...GALE FORCE STORM INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...

An incoming front for Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night will be
bringing higher then usual winds and seas for this time of year
to large parts of the gulf waters and southern inner channels.
Sustained winds of around 40 kt gales out of the SE are expected
across the near coastal gulf waters with seas reaching 15 feet.
The southern inner channels will see around 35 to 40 kt gales with
seas approaching 8 feet with possibly higher seas near ocean
entrances. Highest winds and seas are expected to start around 4
pm Tuesday afternoon for the near coastal gulf waters and around 6
pm for the southern inner channels. Winds are expected to then
diminish after through the early morning hours of Wednesday.

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