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SPOT FORECAST FOR FIVE FINGER USCG...USCG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
802 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 AKDT ON OCTOBER 21.
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
AS OF 0730 TUESDAY MORNING WINDS OF NEAR-GALES ARE IMPACTING THE
STEPHENS PASSAGE, AS SEEN AT GRAVE POINT AND MIDWAY ISLAND. THESE
WINDS WILL SLOWLY BACK DOWN TO FRESH TO STRONG BREEZES THROUGH THE
DAY TODAY.
TUESDAY EVENING A STORM FORCE LOW MOVES ALONG OUR COAST, WITH GALE
FORCE WINDS ENVELOPING MUCH OF THE INSIDE PASSAGE. LOOK FOR PEAK
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS NEAR MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR FIVE FINGER AND
STEPHENS, WITH GUSTS REACHING 45 TO 50 KNOTS FOR A FEW HOURS.
THE LONG FETCH OF FREDERICK AND STEPHENS PASSAGE WILL DRIVE
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF AT LEAST 6 FT, WITH HIGHER WAVE
HEIGHTS CLOSER TO TAKU INLET/FOUR-CORNERS AREA.
WEDNESDAY ELEVATED SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
OF STRONG BREEZES TO NEAR-GALE FORCE CONDITIONS.
ANOTHER GALE FORCE LOW MOVES INTO THE REGION THURSDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 45
KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTH SWELL 0 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....45 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.06 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 40 40 40 60 60 60 50 50
TEMP............47 47 47 47 47 47 48 47 47 47
RH..............92 91 90 92 89 90 89 87 85 84
SFC WND DIR.....S S S S S S S S SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.20 20 19 19 19 16 16 16 13 13
SFC WND GST.....39 39 36 36 36 29 29 29 20 20
SWELL DIRECTION.N N N N N N N N N N
SWELL HGT (FT)..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3
SST (F).........45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN IN THE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 13 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 23 KNOTS INCREASING TO 23 TO 25
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 37 KNOTS IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTH SWELL 0 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....45 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.28 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV.....CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMP............47 47 47 47 47 46 46 46 45 45 46 45
RH..............83 81 80 82 81 82 83 83 85 86 88 91
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.13 11 11 11 23 23 23 25 25 25 23 23
SFC WND GST.....20 23 23 23 26 26 26 37 37 37 24 24
SWELL DIRECTION.N N N N N N N N N N N N
SWELL HGT (FT)..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5
SST (F).........45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 19 TO 23 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTH SWELL 0 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....45 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.26 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMP............46 46 46 46 46 47 47 48 47 47 47 47
RH..............88 90 90 89 88 90 91 89 90 90 90 89
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
SFC WND SPD KTS.23 20 20 20 19 19 19 21 21 21 23 23
SFC WND GST.....24 32 32 32 28 28 28 29 29 29 31 31
SWELL DIRECTION.N N N N N N N N N N N N
SWELL HGT (FT)..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
SST (F).........45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45
FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...USCG
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2524068.0/AJK
.DELDT 10/21/25
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