Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Skagway, AK

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Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Juneau AK 415 PM AKDT Thu Oct 10 2024

SHORT TERM
Heading into Friday, the panhandle will get a brief reprieve as winds slacken a bit with mid-level ridging building in ahead of a strong front. A storm force low is still set to blow into the gulf and swing a strong front towards the gulf coast late Friday bringing strong winds and moderate to heavy rain to a majority of the panhandle to start the weekend. For the outer coast and southern panhandle, a high wind warning was issued for Sitka, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan and Metlakatla where peak gusts up to 60 mph are expected late Friday through Saturday morning. Strong winds will persist as the front pushes inland, with gusty winds overall lingering into Sunday.

LONG TERM
Looking at Sunday through the first part of the next week, we are going to see continual precipitation showers. After the strongest front moves through Saturday, you can expect to see times of moderate rain continue through the start of the week.
This is due to the low lingering in the gulf. By late Sunday the gales in the gulf will start to diminish. Winds will not be completely gone as strong breezes will continue through Sunday into early Monday for the gulf and inside channels. As the low weakens, winds and precipitation will continue to lighten for the panhandle, but times of fresh to strong breezes may still occur for the coast and some inner channels.

Looking into temperatures, maximum temperatures stay around low 50s to high 40s and lows in the mid 30s to low 40s. As we get farther into fall these temperatures will continue to slowly fall.

Looking ahead, toward mid to end of the week, there is potential for a low to pass south of the panhandle increasing precipitation chances for the southern panhandle. There is not high confidence on the location at this time, so we will continue to update the forecast as it gets closer.
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