Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
226 FZAK52 PAJK 192250 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 250 PM AKDT Sat Sep 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. PKZ099-201700- 250 PM AKDT Sat Sep 19 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... Southerly to easterly winds will continue as a strong low lifts north into the Gulf. This will increase winds across the gulf and inner channels to around 30 to 40 kts tonight into Sunday. This low will allow for high significant sea heights with areas seeing 15 to 20 ft in the gulf. This low will slowly diminish late Sunday into Monday allowing for a lull in wind before the next system approaches late Monday into Tuesday. $$ PKZ641-201700- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 250 PM AKDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain in the evening, then showers late. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers late. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ661-201700- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 250 PM AKDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain in the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms late. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers late. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ642-201700- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 250 PM AKDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt decreasing to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain in the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms late. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers late. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ662-201700- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 250 PM AKDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt decreasing to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 15 ft late. Rain in the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms late. .SUN...S wind 30 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 13 ft late. SW swell in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers late. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ643-201700- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 250 PM AKDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft. Rain in the evening, then showers and chance of thunderstorms late. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 14 ft late. SW swell in the evening. Showers in the evening. Chance of thunderstorms. Showers late. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ663-201700- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 250 PM AKDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 35 kt late. Seas 7 ft building to 18 ft. Rain in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms late. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 14 ft late. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ644-201700- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 250 PM AKDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt late. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft late. Rain in the evening, then showers and chance of thunderstorms late. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 14 ft late. SW swell in the evening. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. Showers. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ664-201700- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 250 PM AKDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 35 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 19 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Showers. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ651-201700- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 250 PM AKDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt late. Seas 8 ft building to 16 ft late. Rain in the evening. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms late. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell in the evening. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. Showers. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ671-201700- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 250 PM AKDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt late. Seas 8 ft building to 18 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. S swell in the evening. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. S swell. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. S swell. Showers. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ652-201700- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 250 PM AKDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 14 ft late. Rain in the evening. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms late. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. S swell in the evening. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Showers. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ672-201700- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 250 PM AKDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt late. Seas 11 ft building to 15 ft late. Rain early in the evening, then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN...S wind 35 kt decreasing to 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. S swell in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers late. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Showers. .TUE...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$