979
FNAK77 PAJK 171437
FWSAJK
SPOT FORECAST FOR KEKU SAR...COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
537 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 AKST ON FEBRUARY 17.
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
FEW CHANGES TO THINKING FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST, WITH
THE ONLY CHANGE OF NOTE BEING THAT STRONGER WINDS ARE LIKELY TO LAST THROUGH
MUCH OF THE MORNING ON TUESDAY.
MARINE: TWO PLAUSIBLE SCENARIOS FOR THE MARINE FORECAST. THE FIRST, HIGHEST
LIKELIHOOD, ARE SUSTAINED NEAR GALE NORTHERLIES WITH GUSTS UP TO STRONG GALE.
THINKING IS VALLEY WINDS COMBINED WITH KATABATIC FLOW WILL KEEP STRONGEST WINDS IN
PLACE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON TUESDAY BEFORE
DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT TO FRESH BREEZES BY THE AFTERNOON, OR EARLY EVENING HOURS.
THE LESS LIKELY SCENARIO IS FOR WINDS TO LARGELY BE BLOCKED BY
MOUNTAINS, BESIDES FOR THE OCCASIONAL STRONG GUST UP TO 45 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH.
AVIATION: HIGH CONFIDENCE REMAINS IN VFR CONDITIONS WITH ONLY LLWS AND
SURFACE WIND CONCERNS. IF WINDS ARE BLOCKED AT THE SURFACE, THEN CAN EXPECT
30 KNOTS OF LLWS FROM THE NORTH AT AROUND 1000 FT. ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT
LLWS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS, AS WINDS ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED
TO DIMINISH TO 20 KNOTS OR LESS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............8.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS AROUND 23 MPH.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTH SWELL 0 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....42 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (AKST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........9 16 18 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............23 22 25 25
DEWPOINT........9 10 8 7
RH..............55 58 48 47
SURFACE WIND....N 23G31 N 23G31 N 23G31 N 23G31
SWELL HGT (FT)..N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 2
FREEZING SPRAY..
SST (F).........42 42 42 42
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 14.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............6.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTH SWELL 0 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....42 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (AKST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........17 30 35 32
WEATHER COV..... DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE FZSPRY FZSPRY FZSPRY
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............21 18 15 15
DEWPOINT........8 6 4 5
RH..............56 59 60 63
SURFACE WIND....N 23G31 N 23G31 N 17G25 N 17G25
SWELL HGT (FT)..N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2
FREEZING SPRAY..
SST (F).........42 42 42 42
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............6.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 6 TO 17 MPH.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTH SWELL 0 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....42 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (AKST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........25 13 7 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............15 16 21 23
DEWPOINT........5 5 6 6
RH..............65 62 52 48
SURFACE WIND....N 17G25 N 9G15 N 8G14 N 6G10
SWELL HGT (FT)..N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 0
FREEZING SPRAY..
SST (F).........42 42 42 42
FORECASTER...SPANN
REQUESTED BY...USCG
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
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.DELDT 02/17/26
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