Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
840 FZAK52 PAJK 171055 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 255 AM AKDT Mon Aug 17 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. PKZ099-180500- 255 AM AKDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... Gale force winds begin to subside near Cape St. Elias through early Monday morning as a front pushes into the panhandle, with strong breezes to near gale force toward the Fairweather Grounds and seas of 8 to 11 feet. Winds and seas begin to subside Monday night. $$ PKZ641-180500- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 255 AM AKDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft. SW swell in the afternoon. Showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW late. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ661-180500- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 255 AM AKDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft. Showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. W swell. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. W swell. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ642-180500- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 255 AM AKDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft. SW swell. Showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. Showers. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...Light winds. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ662-180500- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 255 AM AKDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft. Showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ643-180500- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 255 AM AKDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft. Showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ663-180500- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 255 AM AKDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ644-180500- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 255 AM AKDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft. Showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ664-180500- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 255 AM AKDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ651-180500- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 255 AM AKDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...Light winds. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ671-180500- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 255 AM AKDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. Showers. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ652-180500- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 255 AM AKDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the morning, then diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E late. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ672-180500- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 255 AM AKDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$