A strong fall storm will move into the Gulf Friday, bringing violent storm force winds to the coast, with gusts reaching hurricane force south of Cape Suckling. Regarding timing, expect southeasterly gales along the coast by Friday afternoon, with peak storm force winds overnight into Saturday morning. Fresh southeast seas near 30 ft, to potentially 35 ft, are expected Saturday morning, transitioning to 20 to 25ft south swell by the evening. Elevated winds are expected in the inner channels and Yakutat Bay. The current forecast reflects near gales to gales overnight Friday into Saturday for Yakutat Bay. For the inner channels, expect easterly gale force winds in Clarence Strait, Frederick Sound, Peril Strait, and Icy Strait by early Saturday morning transitioning to southeasterly near gales to gales late Saturday morning. By Saturday night, winds will decrease in the inner channels down to a southerly fresh breeze. Stay tuned to weather.gov/juneau or the NOAA marine radio for updates.