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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
257 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 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.

PKZ099-041700-
257 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A storm force low enters the Gulf early Friday. This system
brings gales to strong gales along the coast into Saturday. An
active pattern continues into next week.

$$

PKZ641-041700-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
257 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ661-041700-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
257 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft late.
.FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 17 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ642-041700-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
257 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 14 ft
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. S swell. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ662-041700-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
257 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt late. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 18 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ643-041700-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
257 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 14 ft in the
afternoon. Rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. S swell. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ663-041700-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
257 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 6 ft
building to 10 ft late.
.FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 20 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. S swell.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ644-041700-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
257 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt late. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. S swell. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ664-041700-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
257 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt late. Seas 5 ft
building to 10 ft late.
.FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 20 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE gale to 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ651-041700-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
257 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt late. Seas 5 ft
building to 8 ft late.
.FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 16 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. S swell. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of interior
bays and passes. Seas 17 ft. S swell. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ671-041700-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
257 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft building
to 10 ft late.
.FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 21 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE gale to 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ652-041700-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
257 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft building
to 13 ft.
.FRI...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 23 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ672-041700-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
257 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to
13 ft.
.FRI...E wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft building to 23 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$