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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
247 PM AKDT Fri May 16 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.

PKZ099-171700-
247 PM AKDT Fri May 16 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A 999mb low is currently making landfall along our northern
coast, with an occluding front ejecting across the Panhandle.
While westerly winds impact the coast, a surge of southerly
winds is forming across the inner channels into Friday night.
Lighter winds expected Saturday. A gale force low will slide
across the southern gulf late Sunday.

$$

PKZ641-171700-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
247 PM AKDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain in the evening.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ661-171700-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
247 PM AKDT Fri May 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ642-171700-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
247 PM AKDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain in the evening.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ662-171700-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
247 PM AKDT Fri May 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding. Rain in the
evening.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ643-171700-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
247 PM AKDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW late. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ663-171700-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
247 PM AKDT Fri May 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain in the evening.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ644-171700-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
247 PM AKDT Fri May 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding.
Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE late. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ664-171700-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
247 PM AKDT Fri May 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain in the evening.
.SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ651-171700-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
247 PM AKDT Fri May 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ671-171700-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
247 PM AKDT Fri May 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SW late. Seas 8 ft subsiding.
Rain in the evening.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ652-171700-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
247 PM AKDT Fri May 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming S wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft
subsiding. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ672-171700-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
247 PM AKDT Fri May 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming S wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding.
Rain in the evening.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$