


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
350 FZAK51 PAJK 031520 CCA CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...CORRECTED National Weather Service Juneau AK 720 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 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. PKZ098-040300- 720 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Northerly gradient continues to remain weak through Thursday before a strong system enters the Gulf early Friday. This system brings a gale force toward the coast. A more active pattern will then continue through the weekend. $$ PKZ011-040300- Glacier Bay- 720 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ012-040300- Northern Lynn Canal- 720 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning, then becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-040300- Southern Lynn Canal- 720 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ021-040300- Icy Strait- 720 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY...Light winds becoming E 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-040300- Cross Sound- 720 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ031-040300- Stephens Passage- 720 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-040300- Northern Chatham Strait- 720 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY...Light winds becoming S 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-040300- Southern Chatham Strait- 720 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft, except 13 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ034-040300- Frederick Sound- 720 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY...Light winds becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ035-040300- Sumner Strait- 720 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Near ocean entrances, seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-040300- Clarence Strait- 720 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$