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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 1 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.

PKZ098-020500-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
SW onshore flow persist through Monday night. Winds then turn
southerly and start to increase Tuesday as a front moves into
the eastern gulf from the West.

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PKZ011-020500-
Glacier Bay-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming SE in the morning, then becoming
light in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Snow early in the
morning. Rain early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ012-020500-
Northern Lynn Canal-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or
less. Rain.
.TUE...Light winds becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ013-020500-
Southern Lynn Canal-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or
less. Rain.
.TUE...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ021-020500-
Icy Strait-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4
ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE late. Seas 3 ft in the
evening then 2 ft or less. Rain in the evening.
.TUE...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ022-020500-
Cross Sound-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025

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

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...Light winds. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ031-020500-
Stephens Passage-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TUE...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ032-020500-
Northern Chatham Strait-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or
less. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ033-020500-
Southern Chatham Strait-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 11 ft near ocean
entrances. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 11 ft near ocean
entrances. Rain in the evening.
.TUE...Light winds becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 9 ft near ocean
entrances. Rain.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ034-020500-
Frederick Sound-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less. Rain in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ035-020500-
Sumner Strait-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean
entrances. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or
less. Near ocean entrances, seas 7 ft.
.TUE...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean
entrances. Rain in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean
entrances. Rain.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ036-020500-
Clarence Strait-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7
ft subsiding to 4 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or
less. Near ocean entrances, seas 8 ft.
.TUE...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean
entrances.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$