NWS Juneau AKGL.W 0108October 4, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM, Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM and Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM
The National Weather Service office in Juneau issued a gale warning for Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM, Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM and Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM, which was in force until 1:00 a.m. local time on October 4. It was the 108th 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 Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM, Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM and Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 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 0108
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 11 to 16 ft expected. * WHERE...Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM, Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM and Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 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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