


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
873 FZAK51 PAJK 172155 AAC CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 946 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 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. PKZ098-180230- 946 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A weakening low pushes northwestward through the eastern Gulf, sending periods of showers and gusty winds into the Inner Channels through Sunday. Another low moves into the southern panhandle on Tuesday. $$ PKZ011-180230- Glacier Bay- 946 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .MON...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the morning. .MON NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-180230- Northern Lynn Canal- 155 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the evening. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the morning. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ013-180230- Southern Lynn Canal- 946 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the morning. .MON NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-180230- Icy Strait- 946 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the evening. .MON...Light winds becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-180230- Cross Sound- 946 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft. Rain in the evening. .MON...E wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Light winds. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ031-180230- Stephens Passage- 946 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ032-180230- Northern Chatham Strait- 946 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-180230- Southern Chatham Strait- 946 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 10 kt late in the morning becoming variable. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 5 ft near ocean entrances. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ034-180230- Frederick Sound- 946 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt early in the morning diminishing to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the morning then 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-180230- Sumner Strait- 946 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt early in the morning diminishing to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the morning then 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 4 ft near ocean entrances. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-180230- Clarence Strait- 946 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$