NWS Juneau AKGL.W 0109October 4, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape 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, which was in force until 1:00 a.m. local time on October 4. It was the 109th gale warning the NWS office in Juneau issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 7 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Juneau AK
- Area
- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:53 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- PAJK GL.W 0109
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 11 to 16 ft expected. * WHERE...Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM. * WHEN...Until 6 PM AKDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
What the agency told people to do
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
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