Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
794 FZAK51 PAJK 012349 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service JUNEAU AK 249 PM 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. PKZ098-021700- 249 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Onshore flow continues through tonight. Frontal passage from the west expected Tuesday into Tuesday night. Onshore flow returns Wednesday. Low pressure expected to move north through the central Gulf Thursday and Friday. General outflow pattern likely this weekend. $$ PKZ011-021700- Glacier Bay- 249 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog. Rain. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW gale to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ012-021700- Northern Lynn Canal- 249 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ013-021700- Southern Lynn Canal- 249 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain early in the evening. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ021-021700- Icy Strait- 249 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...West of Point Adolphus, SW wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the evening, then becoming SE late. East of Point Adolphus, light winds. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt 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. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ022-021700- Cross Sound- 249 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. Rain. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. S swell. Rain. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ031-021700- Stephens Passage- 249 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ032-021700- Northern Chatham Strait- 249 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ033-021700- Southern Chatham Strait- 249 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. .TUE...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ034-021700- Frederick Sound- 249 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ035-021700- Sumner Strait- 249 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 8 ft subsiding to 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ036-021700- Clarence Strait- 249 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 8 ft subsiding to 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 20 kt late. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$