NWS Juneau AKGL.W 0133November 8, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM and Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM
The National Weather Service office in Juneau issued a gale warning for Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM and Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM, in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on November 9. It was the 133rd gale warning the NWS office in Juneau issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 6 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Juneau AK
- Area
- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM and Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:59 a.m. AKST, November 8, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. AKST, November 9, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. AKST, November 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- PAJK GL.W 0133
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, east winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 6 to 8 ft expected. For the first Gale Warning, east winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt and seas 7 to 12 ft expected. For the second Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 20 to 25 ft expected. For the second Gale Warning, east winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 60 kt and seas 29 to 34 ft expected. * WHERE...Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM and Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM. * WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, from midnight tonight to 3 AM AKST Monday. For the first Gale Warning, from 3 AM to 6 AM AKST Monday. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 6 AM to noon AKST Monday. For the second Gale Warning, from noon to 6 PM AKST Monday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
What the agency told people to do
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
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