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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED
National Weather Service Juneau AK
517 AM AKDT Thu Oct 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.

PKZ098-100400-
517 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
Northwest winds of moderate to fresh breezes continues along our
coast through Thursday. Friday another low moves along the
northern coast increasing westerly winds to strong breezes, with
seas building to 11 to 15 ft.

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PKZ011-100400-
Glacier Bay-
517 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TODAY...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy
fog with visibility 1 NM or less in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less.
Rain late.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.



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PKZ012-100400-
Northern Lynn Canal-
517 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35
kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog with visibility 1 NM
or less in the morning.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 4
ft. Rain late.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft. Rain in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.



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PKZ013-100400-
Southern Lynn Canal-
517 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or
less. Patchy fog with visibility 1 NM or less in the morning.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.



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PKZ021-100400-
Icy Strait-
517 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog with visibility 1 NM or less early
in the morning.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain late.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.



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PKZ022-100400-
Cross Sound-
517 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain late.
.FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.



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PKZ031-100400-
Stephens Passage-
517 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or
less. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less in the morning.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain late.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon.
Rain in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.



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PKZ032-100400-
Northern Chatham Strait-
517 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog with visibility 1 NM or less in
the morning.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain late.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.



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PKZ033-100400-
Southern Chatham Strait-
517 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025

UPDATED

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 5 ft near ocean
entrances. Patchy fog with visibility 1 NM or less in the
morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 8 ft near
ocean entrances.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 9 ft near ocean
entrances.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 10 ft near ocean
entrances.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.



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PKZ034-100400-
Frederick Sound-
517 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025

UPDATED

.TODAY...Light winds becoming NW 10 kt in the morning, then
becoming light in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog
with visibility 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW late. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.



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PKZ035-100400-
Sumner Strait-
517 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025

UPDATED

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt early in the morning becoming light. Seas
2 ft or less, except 4 ft near ocean entrances. Patchy fog with
visibility 1 NM or less in the morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near
ocean entrances.
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon.
Near ocean entrances, seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft near ocean
entrances.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.



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PKZ036-100400-
Clarence Strait-
517 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025

UPDATED

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog in the morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean
entrances.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.



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