Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
032 FZAK52 PAJK 142328 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-151730- 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... The next system to impact the panhandle this week arrives tomorrow bringing storm force winds to the northern coast. Onshore flow continues into the latter half of the week. A third low moves north into the Gulf for Saturday. $$ PKZ641-151730- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming NW late. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less late. .WED...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less in the morning. .WED NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain in the evening, then showers late. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. Rain. .FRI...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ661-151730- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming NW 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. W swell in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. W swell. Rain. .FRI...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NW gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ642-151730- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain early in the evening, then showers in the evening. .WED...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S gale to 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. Seas 14 ft. Rain in the evening, then showers late. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. SW swell. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ662-151730- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt late. Seas 14 ft. Showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. W swell. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ643-151730- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 11 ft late. Rain early in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .WED...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt becoming S 25 kt late. Seas 14 ft. Rain in the evening, then showers late. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. SW swell. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ663-151730- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 11 ft late. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. .WED...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S gale to 40 kt becoming SW 25 kt late. Seas 14 ft. Showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. W swell. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ644-151730- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 11 ft late. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less late. .WED...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE storm force wind to 50 kt becoming S 30 kt late. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. SW swell. Rain. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ664-151730- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 11 ft late. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .WED...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S gale to 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 15 ft. Showers. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. SW swell. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. SW swell. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ651-151730- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 11 ft late. Rain showers early in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Rain showers in the evening. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less late. .WED...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE storm force wind to 50 kt becoming S 30 kt late. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 14 ft late. Rain in the evening, then showers late. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ671-151730- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 11 ft late. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less late. .WED...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S storm force wind to 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 14 ft late. Showers. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. SW swell. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. SW swell. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ652-151730- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft late. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers in the evening. .WED...E wind 30 kt increasing to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E storm force wind to 55 kt becoming SE 30 kt late. Seas 21 ft subsiding to 13 ft late. Showers. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. S swell. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 18 ft. SW swell. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ672-151730- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 14 2025 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 9 ft late. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .WED...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S storm force wind to 50 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 13 ft late. Showers. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. S swell. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. SW swell. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$