Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
117 FZAK52 PAJK 191052 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 252 AM AKDT Wed Aug 19 2026 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-200500- 252 AM AKDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A weak front in the Gulf of Alaska Wednesday will bring increasing southeasterly winds, with fresh to strong winds for northeast Gulf coast. By Thursday morning, the low pressure system will strengthen, and lead to winds up to 25 kts between Cape Spencer and Cape Suckling. $$ PKZ641-200500- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 252 AM AKDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...Light winds becoming S 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog late. .THU...Light winds becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ661-200500- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 252 AM AKDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ642-200500- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 252 AM AKDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog late. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ662-200500- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 252 AM AKDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ643-200500- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 252 AM AKDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain late. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ663-200500- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 252 AM AKDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain late. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ644-200500- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 252 AM AKDT Wed Aug 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt in the evening becoming 20 kt. Seas 8 ft in the evening becoming 6 ft. Rain late. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ664-200500- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 252 AM AKDT Wed Aug 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt in the evening becoming 20 kt. Seas 6 ft in the evening becoming 6 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ651-200500- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 252 AM AKDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain late. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ671-200500- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 252 AM AKDT Wed Aug 19 2026 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain late. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ652-200500- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 252 AM AKDT Wed Aug 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain late. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ672-200500- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 252 AM AKDT Wed Aug 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$