Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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Spot Forecast for USCG...Sector SE
National Weather Service Juneau AK
1230 PM AKDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1200 AKDT on October 05.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
Please contact our office at (907) 790-6824, if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.
.DISCUSSION...A front continues to move across the panhandle
moving from the north to the south. With this front, moderate
rain and winds of strong breezes (22 to 27 kts) are highly likely.
starting tonight. Southerly winds in Clarence strait will
increase to around 20 to 25 kts as the front moves south. The
strongest winds occurring late tonight into early Monday morning
with localized gusts up to 30 kts, as the front pushes into Dixon
Entrance. Fresh to strong breezes will then continue for southern
Clarence Strait into Dixon Entrance before beginning to diminish
Monday night. Throughout this time frame, significant sea heights
will continue to develop in Dixon Entrance starting around 5 ft
building to around 9 ft by Monday night. Along Clarence Strait,
seas will build to 3 to 4 ft with around 6 ft as you enter Dixon
Entrance.
For precipitation, rain chances continue to increase tonight into
tomorrow as the front moves across the panhandle with the heaviest
rain late tonight into Monday morning. It is likely to see 0.1 to
0.15 inch per hour rates early Monday as there is a 20% chance of
seeing up to 0.15 inches in one hour and a 35% chance of seeing
0.5 inches in 6 hours. Overall, there will be times of heavy rain,
but winds will be the more impactful element during this time.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
rain early in the afternoon, then rain likely
early in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 55.
Min humidity........87 percent.
Dewpoint............50.
Surface winds (kts).Northwest winds around 7 knots shifting to the
south around 12 knots late in the afternoon.
Wave height.........2 feet.
Sea surface temp....53 Degrees Fahrenheit.
TIME (AKDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........69 66 66 66 72 72
Weather cov.....SCH LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC
Weather type....RN RN RN RN RN RN
Chc of pcpn (%).20 70 70 70 50 50
Temp............54 53 53 54 53 53
Dewpoint........50 50 50 51 50 51
RH..............88 91 91 91 92 92
SFC wnd dir.....NW W W W S S
SFC wnd spd kts.7 10 10 10 12 12
SFC wnd gst.....10 14 14 14 17 17
Wave height (ft)1 2 2 2 2 2
SST (F).........53 53 53 53 53 53
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain
early in the evening, then rain in the late
evening and overnight.
Chance of pcpn......100 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 51.
Max humidity........98 percent.
Dewpoint............50.
Surface winds (kts).Southeast winds 12 to 18 knots.
Wave height.........2 feet building to 4 feet.
Sea surface temp....53 Degrees Fahrenheit.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........72 77 77 77 81 81 81 87 87 87 92 92
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
Chc of pcpn (%).50 40 40 40 80 80 80 80 80 80 100 100
Temp............53 53 53 52 52 52 53 53 53 53 52 52
Dewpoint........50 50 50 50 51 50 51 51 51 51 50 51
RH..............92 93 93 93 94 94 94 94 94 94 97 97
SFC wnd dir.....S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC wnd spd kts.12 14 14 14 13 13 13 15 15 15 18 18
SFC wnd gst.....17 18 18 18 22 22 22 24 24 24 22 22
Wave height (ft)2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
SST (F).........53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Rain early in the
morning, then rain likely in the late morning
and early afternoon. Chance of rain showers
late in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......100 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 56.
Min humidity........76 percent.
Dewpoint............51.
Surface winds (kts).West winds 15 to 19 knots.
Wave height.........4 feet subsiding to 2 feet late in the
afternoon.
Sea surface temp....53 Degrees Fahrenheit.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........92 93 93 93 92 92 92 97 97 97 89 89
Weather cov.....DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC
Weather type....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RW RW
Chc of pcpn (%).100 100 100 100 70 70 70 60 60 60 40 40
Temp............51 53 52 53 54 54 55 54 55 55 55 54
Dewpoint........50 51 52 52 52 53 53 53 53 52 50 49
RH..............97 98 98 98 95 94 96 95 95 95 83 83
SFC wnd dir.....SE SE SE SE S S S S S S W W
SFC wnd spd kts.18 19 19 19 19 19 19 17 17 17 15 15
SFC wnd gst.....22
Wave height (ft)4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2
SST (F).........53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53
$$
Forecaster...Brunsen
Requested by...Sector SE
Type of request...SAR
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.DELDT 10/05/25
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