Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
654 FZAK52 PAJK 081216 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 316 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 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. PKZ099-090630- 316 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A strong low is forecast to track north through the eastern gulf late Saturday into Sunday bringing windy conditions to the inner channels. Another low will move into the central gulf from the west Monday and linger through midweek. Potential break in the active weather late next week. $$ PKZ641-090630- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 316 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 45 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 18 ft building to 23 ft late. Rain. .SUN...S gale to 40 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 60 kt in the morning. Seas 25 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. S swell. Rain showers. .MON...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ661-090630- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 316 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 45 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 22 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Gusts to 60 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW gale to 40 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 55 kt in the morning. Seas 25 ft subsiding to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. S swell. Showers. .MON...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ642-090630- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 316 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming E in the morning, then increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 21 ft late. Rain. .SUN...S gale to 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ662-090630- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 316 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the morning, then becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW gale to 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft subsiding to 16 ft in the afternoon. S swell in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ643-090630- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 316 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ663-090630- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 316 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...E gale to 35 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ644-090630- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 316 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. Seas 10 ft. Rain late. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ664-090630- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 316 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming NE 25 kt late. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ651-090630- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 316 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt late. Seas 6 ft building to 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt in the morning. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. SE swell. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ671-090630- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 316 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ652-090630- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 316 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers early in the morning. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming N 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. SE swell in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. SE swell. .MON...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ672-090630- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 316 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming N 25 kt late. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas building to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$