Station Name: Ketchikan
Data Source: NOAA Tides and Currents

Elevation Above Sea Level: 13 feet

Sensor Depth: -11 feet

Nearest Address:
1300 Stedman St
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Ketchikan Gateway County

GPS Coordinates: 55.331944, -131.626111

Nearby Water Temperatures

Wind Advisory issued January 27 at 6:18AM AKST until January 28 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Juneau AK

Effective: Tue January 27, 2026, 6:18 AM
Expires: Tue January 27, 2026, 2:30 PM

* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Gateway Borough and Annette Island. * WHEN...Until 9 PM AKST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Multiple systems will push into the panhandle through mid week with rounds of strong to high wind gusts expected. The first round of strong winds will begin Tuesday night after 9pm and continue through Tuesday evening. A brief lull is expected late Tuesday night before another round of strong wind gusts start again Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

Wind Advisory issued January 27 at 2:32PM AKST until January 28 at 6:00PM AKST by NWS Juneau AK

Effective: Tue January 27, 2026, 2:32 PM
Expires: Tue January 27, 2026, 10:45 PM

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Ketchikan Gateway Borough. * WHEN...Until 6 PM AKST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Use extra caution if traveling by land, sea, or air. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Multiple systems will push into the panhandle through mid week with rounds of strong to near high wind gusts expected. The first round of strong winds will begin tonight past 6 pm. A brief lull is expected late Tuesday night before a stronger round of wind gusts start again Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

Wind Advisory issued January 27 at 2:32PM AKST until January 28 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Juneau AK

Effective: Tue January 27, 2026, 2:32 PM
Expires: Tue January 27, 2026, 10:45 PM

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 9 PM AKST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Use extra caution if traveling by land, sea, or air. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Multiple systems will push into the panhandle through Wednesday, with rounds of strong to high wind gusts expected. The first round of strong winds is ongoing through this evening with gusts up to 35 mph before a brief lull late tonight. A stronger round of wind gusts starts again Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening as another front tracks through the area with gusts up to 45mph.

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

High Wind Warning issued January 27 at 2:32PM AKST until January 28 at 6:00PM AKST by NWS Juneau AK

Effective: Tue January 27, 2026, 2:32 PM
Expires: Tue January 27, 2026, 10:45 PM

* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. For the High Wind Warning, southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Prince of Wales Island and Annette Island. * WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 9 AM AKST Wednesday. For the High Wind Warning, from 9 AM to 6 PM AKST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...High winds will blow around unsecured objects and may damage property and cause power outages. Travel by land, sea, or air will be difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Multiple systems will push into the panhandle through mid week with rounds of strong to high wind gusts expected. The first round of strong winds will begin after 6 pm for wind gusts as high as 50 mph. A brief lull is expected late Tuesday night before high winds up to 60 mph begin Wednesday morning.

People are urged to secure vessels and loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Report any damage to the National Weather Service by visiting weather.gov/Juneau/StormReports

Wind Advisory issued January 27 at 2:32PM AKST until January 28 at 9:00AM AKST by NWS Juneau AK

Effective: Tue January 27, 2026, 2:32 PM
Expires: Tue January 27, 2026, 10:45 PM

* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. For the High Wind Warning, southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Prince of Wales Island and Annette Island. * WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 9 AM AKST Wednesday. For the High Wind Warning, from 9 AM to 6 PM AKST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...High winds will blow around unsecured objects and may damage property and cause power outages. Travel by land, sea, or air will be difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Multiple systems will push into the panhandle through mid week with rounds of strong to high wind gusts expected. The first round of strong winds will begin after 6 pm for wind gusts as high as 50 mph. A brief lull is expected late Tuesday night before high winds up to 60 mph begin Wednesday morning.

People are urged to secure vessels and loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Report any damage to the National Weather Service by visiting weather.gov/Juneau/StormReports

yellow warning - wind - in effect

Service Notice – November 2025: The Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) CAP Service undergoes changes from time to time as the business of alerting evolves. For 2025, changes are expected to include... 1) ECCC's initiative to upgrade the presentation of alerts into Colour-Coded Weather Alerts is tentatively set for deployment November 26, 2025. Data changes will appear in CAP following this deployment, 2) the alert name ‘extreme cold warning’ will change to ‘cold warning’, 3) two Public zone names will change in Saskatchewan, 4) ECCC's initiative to introduce free-form polygons to represent the true threat area of a weather hazard continues, there will be changes coming to CAP and 5) other minor improvements and corrections. For more information on these changes: https://comm.collab.science.gc.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/dd_info@comm.collab.science.gc.ca/ | Notification de service – novembre 2025: Le service du PAC d’Environnement et Changement climatique Canada (ECCC) subit périodiquement des changements à mesure que le système d’alerte évolue. Pour 2025, il y aura des changements incluant... 1) l'initiative d'ECCC visant à améliorer la présentation des alertes sous forme d'alertes météorologiques codées par couleur est provisoirement prévue pour un déploiement le 26 novembre 2025. Des changements aux données apparaîtront dans le PAC suite à ce déploiement, 2) le nom de l’alerte ‘avertissement de froid extrême’ changera pour ‘avertissement de froid’, 3) deux noms de zones publiques seront modifiés en Saskatchewan, 4) l’initiative d’ECCC visant à introduire des polygones libres pour représenter la véritable zone de menace d’un danger météorologique se poursuit. Des changements seront également apportés au PAC et 5) d’autres améliorations et corrections mineures. Pour plus d’informations sur ces changements: https://comm.collab.science.gc.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/dd_info@comm.collab.science.gc.ca/

Effective: Tue January 27, 2026, 7:17 AM
Expires: Tue January 27, 2026, 11:17 PM

Strong winds that may cause damage are expected. What: Southerly winds, 90 gusting to 120 km/h. Where: Haida Gwaii. When: This afternoon into this evening. Remarks: Very strong winds are developing ahead of a frontal system approaching the BC coast today. Southeasterly winds 90 gusting to 120 km/h can be expected for Haida Gwaii beginning this afternoon. These winds will decrease this evening as the pressure gradient weakens with the passage of the system. ### Local utility outages are possible. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #BCStorm. For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

Secure loose objects.