NWS Juneau AKGL.W 0109October 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM and Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM
The National Weather Service office in Juneau issued a gale warning for Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM and Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe 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 3.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Juneau AK
- Area
- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM and Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:30 p.m. AKDT, October 3, 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...For the Gale Warning, southeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 10 to 15 ft expected. For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 9 to 14 ft expected. * WHERE...Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM. * WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 7 PM AKDT this evening. For the Gale Warning, from 7 PM this evening to 1 AM AKDT Sunday. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 1 AM to 4 PM AKDT Sunday. * 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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