Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
908 FZAK52 PAJK 202336 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 336 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 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. PKZ099-211745- 336 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... Southerly to easterly winds will continue as a strong low lifts inland over southcentral Alaska. Winds across the gulf and inner channels remain elevated through Sunday night, gradually weakening Monday. Another system approaches the southern gulf late Monday into Tuesday building winds and seas again. $$ PKZ641-211745- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 336 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt late. Seas 9 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Rain late. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Showers. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ661-211745- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 336 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 12 ft late. Showers early in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 9 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Rain late. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ642-211745- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 336 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 13 ft late. SW swell in the evening. Showers early in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain late. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Showers. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ662-211745- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 336 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 14 ft late. SW swell in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers late. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt late. Seas 9 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain late. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ643-211745- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 336 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Showers late. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt late. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Showers. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ663-211745- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 336 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers late. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt late. Seas 9 ft. Rain late. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Showers. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ644-211745- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 336 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Showers. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ664-211745- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 336 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. Showers early in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ651-211745- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 336 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 14 ft late. Chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Showers. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ671-211745- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 336 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E late. Seas 8 ft. S swell. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ652-211745- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 336 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 12 ft late. S swell becoming SW late. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Showers in the evening. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ672-211745- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 336 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. S swell in the evening. Showers early in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$