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FNAK77 PAJK 180243
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SPOT FORECAST FOR KEKU SAR...USCG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
543 PM AKST TUE FEB 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 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 THE FORECAST FROM THE LAST UPDATE,
WITH OVERALL A DECREASING TREND IN SURFACE WINDS INTO WEDNESDAY
EVENING, WITH CALMER CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY.
MARINE: ACCORDING TO RECENT OBSERVATIONS CLOSE TO KUIU ISLAND,
THE SURFACE WINDS HAVE STAYED N 10 TO 20 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT.
OVERALL WILL SEE A DIMINISHING TREND IN THE WINDS LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING, BECOMING 10 KT OR LESS BY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE STRONG NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY OUTFLOW LASTING INTO
FREDERICK SOUND AREA TONIGHT MAY LEAD THE SUSTAINED N WINDS AND
GUSTS TO REMAIN HIGHER FOR LONGER TONIGHT INTO THE MORNING,
HOWEVER THE DECREASING TREND IS LIKELY TO BEGIN AT THE LATEST
BETWEEN THE LATE MORNING TO AFTERNOON HOURS. EASTERLY NEAR GALE TO
GALE FORCE OUTFLOW WITH GALE FORCE TO STRONG GALE GUSTS COMING
OUT OF THE STIKINE RIVER INLET WILL REMAIN OVERNIGHT AND LINGER
INTO WEDNESDAY, BUT IT LOOKS TO ALSO DIMINISH INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND BRING SOME NE 15 TO 20 KT WINDS INTO CLARENCE FROM STIKINE
STRAIT.
AVIATION: CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT VFR CONDITIONS, WITH SURFACE
WINDS STAYING BELOW 20 KTS INTO TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS UP TO
30 KT. SURFACE WINDS WILL DIMINISH INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING, AND
LOOK LIKELY AT THIS TIME TO REMAIN CALMER INTO THURSDAY. LLWS IS
LESS OF A CONCERN TONIGHT AS WIND 1000 TO 3000 FT ABOVE THE
SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KT FROM THE NE
WITH THE STRONGER LLWS LOCATED FURTHER NORTH AND FURTHER
SOUTHEAST, WITH THE STRONGER LLWS BEING EXPECTED BY THE COASTAL
MOUNTAINS NEAR THE STIKINE RIVER AND WRANGELL AREA WEDNESDAY WITH
SOME EASTERLY WINDS 35 KT BELOW 3000 FT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
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.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
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.
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
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
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............10 DECREASING TO 6 AFTER 3 AM.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST OVERNIGHT.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTH SWELL 0 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....42 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (AKST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........3 10 11 50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10
TEMP............23 22 20 18
DEWPOINT........10 12 11 8
RH..............57 65 67 66
SURFACE WIND....N 5G9 NE 5G9 E 5G13 E 5G13
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0
FREEZING SPRAY..
SST (F).........42 42 42 42
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............12 INCREASING TO 21.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTH SWELL 0 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....42 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (AKST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........87 88 92 91
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 40 40 60
TEMP............16 22 28 28
DEWPOINT........10 14 18 21
RH..............66 70 66 72
SURFACE WIND....E 6G14 E 6G15 E 6G14 E 5G13
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0
FREEZING SPRAY..
SST (F).........42 42 42 42
FORECASTER...CONTINO
REQUESTED BY...USCG
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2602877.3/AJK
.DELDT 02/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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