


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
112 FZAK52 PAJK 172315 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 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. PKZ099-181715- 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... Evolving pressure pattern through Monday as high and low pressures rotate across the area and swap positions. Afternoon sea breeze direction changes and speed enhancement will be most notable across the north while the south sees prevailing wind directions turn out of the north. A ridge of high pressure builds over the eastern gulf Tuesday, then shifts eastward. $$ PKZ641-181715- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ661-181715- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ642-181715- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt early in the evening becoming light, then becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ662-181715- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt early in the evening becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ643-181715- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt early in the evening becoming light, then becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Light winds becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ663-181715- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ644-181715- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming variable. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming N late. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ664-181715- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Light winds becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ651-181715- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming variable. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming NE late. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ671-181715- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Light winds becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ652-181715- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E late. Seas 3 ft. Showers. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ672-181715- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$