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SPOT FORECAST FOR KEKU SAR...USCG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1118 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 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
IF YOUR ON SCENE WEATHER IS DIFFERENT THAT WHAT IS
CURRENTLY BEING FORECASTED, PLEASE LET SECTOR KNOW AND WE WILL
UPDATE THIS FORECAST IMMEDIATELY.
EARLIER TODAY, USCG SECTOR COMMAND PASSED ON ON-SCENE WEATHER FROM
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH REPORTS OF VESSELS SEEING SUSTAINED
40+ KNOT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 KNOTS. AS OF 11AM, SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE WIND PASSES SUGGEST A DIMINISHING TREND
OF NORTHERLY WINDS, LIKELY ONLY REACHING SUSTAINED WINDS OF
STRONG BREEZES, GUSTING TO NEAR 35 KNOTS. THE STIKINE RIVER INLET
IS SEEING 35 TO 45 KNOTS, WITH BLOWING DUST WHEN LOOKING AT THE
NORTH FACING WRANGELL AIRPORT CAMERA.
TONIGHT WINDS WILL BE DECREASING ACROSS SUMNER AND CLARENCE
STRAIT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF STIKINE INLET, WHICH WILL CONTINUE
SEEING GALE TO STRONG GALE FORCE EASTERLY OUTFLOW. THESE WINDS
COULD MAKE IT AS FAR WEST AS LEVEL ISLAND OR INTO STIKINE STRAIT
SOUTH OF ZAREMBO ISLAND. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WINDS, WILL LARGELY
BE BELOW 15 KNOTS, BRINGING A SHORT BREAK INTO FRIDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............6.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 15 TO 26 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....42 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (AKST) NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........18 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0
TEMP............22 22
DEWPOINT........6 5
RH..............48 47
SURFACE WIND....N 26G36 N 15G22
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 2
FREEZING SPRAY..
SST (F).........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.
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 19 17 16
DEWPOINT........8 7 6 5
RH..............56 59 60 63
SURFACE WIND....N 23G31 N 23G31 N 17G25 N 17G25
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........48 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............7.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 6 TO 17 MPH.
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............14 19 23 24
DEWPOINT........5 8 8 7
RH..............65 62 52 48
SURFACE WIND....N 17G25 N 9G15 N 8G14 N 6G10
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 0
FREEZING SPRAY..
SST (F).........42 42 42 42
FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...USCG
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2602877.2/AJK
.DELDT 02/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SCCSOUTHEASTALASKA@USCG.MIL
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