Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
626 FZAK51 PAJK 201926 AAA CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 1026 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 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. PKZ098-210315- 1026 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A series of systems continues to move through the Gulf and into the panhandle. A gale force front will move through the panhandle on Thursday. Another front will move into the panhandle on Friday. Over the weekend, a low moves into the northern gulf. $$ PKZ011-210315- Glacier Bay- 1026 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-210315- Northern Lynn Canal- 1026 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ013-210315- Southern Lynn Canal- 1026 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt out of interior passes. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-210315- Icy Strait- 1026 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming S late. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-210315- Cross Sound- 1026 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft late. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ031-210315- Stephens Passage- 1026 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ032-210315- Northern Chatham Strait- 1026 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-210315- Southern Chatham Strait- 1026 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft, except 16 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 11 ft building to 17 ft late. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 17 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 16 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Light winds. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ034-210315- Frederick Sound- 1026 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-210315- Sumner Strait- 1026 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft, except 14 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 8 ft building to 12 ft late. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 13 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-210315- Clarence Strait- 1026 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$