Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
988 FZAK51 PAJK 101154 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 354 AM AKDT Wed Sep 10 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. PKZ098-110300- 354 AM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A Gale force front moves into the Panhandle early Wednesday that weakens moving inland. Gale force winds along the outer coast are expected with strong breezes in the inside waters Wednesday. Combined seas of 10 to 13 feet will be found over the eastern half of the Gulf to early Thursday. $$ PKZ011-110300- Glacier Bay- 354 AM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. Rain in the evening. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-110300- Northern Lynn Canal- 354 AM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ013-110300- Southern Lynn Canal- 354 AM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-110300- Icy Strait- 354 AM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain in the evening. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-110300- Cross Sound- 354 AM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell. Rain in the evening. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ031-110300- Stephens Passage- 354 AM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt late. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ032-110300- Northern Chatham Strait- 354 AM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain in the evening. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-110300- Southern Chatham Strait- 354 AM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain in the evening. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ034-110300- Frederick Sound- 354 AM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Out of interior passes, gusts to 35 kt late. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-110300- Sumner Strait- 354 AM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon, Seas building to 4 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-110300- Clarence Strait- 354 AM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 5 ft. Rain in the morning. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft late. Rain late. .THU...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$