


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
479 FZAK51 PAJK 081628 AAA CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 828 AM AKDT Tue Jul 8 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. PKZ098-090245- 828 AM AKDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A trough of low pressure over the central inner channels will shift to the east through Tuesday morning. Some showers along the southern outer coast may develop into thunderstorms through the morning. Broad ridging and westerly onshore flow will set up for Tuesday afternoon followed by high pressure building over the inner channels Wednesday. $$ PKZ011-090245- Glacier Bay- 828 AM AKDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt early in the morning becoming light, then becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-090245- Northern Lynn Canal- 828 AM AKDT Tue Jul 8 2025 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 4 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt diminishing late. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ013-090245- Southern Lynn Canal- 828 AM AKDT Tue Jul 8 2025 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-090245- Icy Strait- 828 AM AKDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-090245- Cross Sound- 828 AM AKDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Higher gusts in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ031-090245- Stephens Passage- 828 AM AKDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Strongest winds near Midway Island in the morning. Seas 4 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-090245- Northern Chatham Strait- 828 AM AKDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Except SW wind 15 kt near Point Couverden. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Except SW wind 15 kt near Point Couverden. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S wind 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-090245- Southern Chatham Strait- 828 AM AKDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Higher gusts near the ocean entrance. Seas 3 ft. Showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ034-090245- Frederick Sound- 828 AM AKDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ035-090245- Sumner Strait- 828 AM AKDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-090245- Clarence Strait- 828 AM AKDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Near the ocean entrance, SW wind 15 kt increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Near the ocean entrance, SW wind 15 kt diminishing late. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. .WED...S wind 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming SE. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$