Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
639 FZAK51 PAJK 091508 AAA CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 605 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 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. PKZ098-100415- 605 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A gale force low will move N along the outer coast to near Cross Sound through Sunday afternoon before moving into the Southern Yukon Sunday evening. Another low will move into the central gulf from the west Monday and linger through midweek spreading a gale force front across the panhandle Monday afternoon. Potential break in the active weather late next week. $$ PKZ011-100415- Glacier Bay- 605 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers in the evening, then rain showers with snow showers late. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers in the morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ012-100415- Northern Lynn Canal- 605 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ013-100415- Southern Lynn Canal- 605 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-100415- Icy Strait- 605 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E of Point Adolphus, NW wind 10 kt becoming E wind 25 kt in the morning, then becoming SW in the afternoon. W of Point Adolphus, E wind 25 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Near Point Couverden, N wind 35 kt in the morning. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt late. Gusts to 45 kt in the evening. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-100415- Cross Sound- 605 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt becoming W 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt becoming SW 20 kt late. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. S swell. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ031-100415- Stephens Passage- 605 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind increasing to 35 kt in the morning. North of Taku Inlet, NE wind 25 kt becoming SE. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-100415- Northern Chatham Strait- 605 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the morning, then becoming SW 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-100415- Southern Chatham Strait- 605 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 30 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 15 ft in the morning, then subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. Near ocean entrances, seas 18 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft late. Near ocean entrances, seas 10 ft. S swell. Rain showers. .MON...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 14 ft near ocean entrances. S swell. Showers. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ034-100415- Frederick Sound- 605 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-100415- Sumner Strait- 605 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 16 ft subsiding to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt late. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .MON...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-100415- Clarence Strait- 605 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the morning, then becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 60 kt in the morning. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Showers. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 5 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$