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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
251 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest
one-third of the combined windwave and swell height.

PKZ098-251600-
251 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A quasi stationary low in the southeast Gulf of Alaska persists
through Sunday morning and then weakening as it drifts northward
early Monday. Another strong near gale force 30 to 35 kt front
will move into the Southeast Gulf and southern panhandle Monday
and Tuesday.

$$

PKZ011-251600-
Glacier Bay-
251 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the evening.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the morning,
then rain showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain showers.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain showers.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

$$

PKZ012-251600-
Northern Lynn Canal-
251 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming SE late. Seas 2 ft or less.
Rain.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ013-251600-
Southern Lynn Canal-
251 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming SE late. Seas 2 ft or less.
Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain showers in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

$$

PKZ021-251600-
Icy Strait-
251 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain early in the evening.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

$$

PKZ022-251600-
Cross Sound-
251 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025


.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain in the evening.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Showers.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ031-251600-
Stephens Passage-
251 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ032-251600-
Northern Chatham Strait-
251 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon.
Rain showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

$$

PKZ033-251600-
Southern Chatham Strait-
251 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 8 ft near ocean
entrances. Rain early in the evening. Showers late.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean
entrances.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean
entrances. Showers.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 9 ft near ocean
entrances. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ034-251600-
Frederick Sound-
251 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain in the evening.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ035-251600-
Sumner Strait-
251 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

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

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except
7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain in the evening.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean
entrances. Showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean
entrances. Showers.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean
entrances. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean
entrances. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ036-251600-
Clarence Strait-
251 PM AKDT Sat May 24 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft
subsiding to 7 ft late. Rain in the evening.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Showers.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$