Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
867 FZAK51 PAJK 171830 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 1030 AM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ098-180215- 1030 AM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Prolonged near gale to gale force southwesterlies and high SW swell will persist in the gulf through Friday morning before diminishing into Friday afternoon. A gale force low moves north into the SE Gulf for Saturday. $$ PKZ011-180215- Glacier Bay- 1030 AM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NW late. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. Rain showers. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-180215- Northern Lynn Canal- 1030 AM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-180215- Southern Lynn Canal- 1030 AM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ021-180215- Icy Strait- 1030 AM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain showers. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-180215- Cross Sound- 1030 AM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Showers. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. S swell. Rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ031-180215- Stephens Passage- 1030 AM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-180215- Northern Chatham Strait- 1030 AM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain showers. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-180215- Southern Chatham Strait- 1030 AM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 17 ft near ocean entrances. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 13 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 7 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ034-180215- Frederick Sound- 1030 AM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt, except 40 kt out of interior passes. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain showers. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ035-180215- Sumner Strait- 1030 AM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft, except 13 ft near ocean entrances. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .SAT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Out of interior passes, gusts to 40 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ036-180215- Clarence Strait- 1030 AM AKDT Fri Oct 17 2025 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt late. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft late. Showers. .SAT...E gale to 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt out of interior passes. Seas 6 ft, except 13 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$