Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
716 FZAK52 PAJK 182308 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 208 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 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. PKZ099-191715- 208 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... Winds subside as a low lifts inland through Tuesday afternoon. A storm force low begins to move north into the gulf Tuesday night bringing gale force winds to the southern gulf coast increasing to strong breezes, with areas of storm force winds over central and gulf coastal waters Wednesday. $$ PKZ641-191715- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 208 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 35 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 16 ft late. Rain late. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ661-191715- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 208 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 18 ft late. Rain late. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt becoming S 30 kt late. Seas 19 ft. Rain late. .THU...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ642-191715- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 208 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt late. Seas 10 ft building to 16 ft late. Rain late. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ662-191715- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 208 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 18 ft late. Showers late. .WED...SE wind 45 kt becoming E. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E gale to 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt late. Seas 21 ft subsiding to 16 ft late. Rain late. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW gale to 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ643-191715- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 208 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt late. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers late. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ663-191715- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 208 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt late. Seas 10 ft building to 16 ft late. Rain late. .WED...E wind 45 kt becoming E. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 16 ft late. Rain. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW gale to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ644-191715- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 208 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt late. Seas 11 ft. Rain late. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 21 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ664-191715- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 208 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 35 kt late. Seas 10 ft building to 14 ft late. Rain late. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 18 ft late. Rain. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ651-191715- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 208 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E late. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ671-191715- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 208 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt late. Seas 11 ft. Rain late. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ652-191715- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 208 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt late. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .THU...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ672-191715- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 208 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 22 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$