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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
152 PM AKST Tue Jan 20 2026

Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to
Cape Suckling out 100 NM

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest
one-third of the combined windwave and swell height.

PKZ099-211700-
152 PM AKST Tue Jan 20 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
High pressure remains over the panhandle and eastern Gulf of
Alaska through mid week, with fairly benign winds and seas. Main
impact will continue to be fog into mid week. The northern inner
channels will see northerly and easterly outflow winds. Winds
and seas will begin to increase by late week as the ridge breaks
down and a low moves into the western Gulf.

$$

PKZ641-211700-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
152 PM AKST Tue Jan 20 2026

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog with visibility
one quarter NM or less.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas
5 ft. Areas of fog with visibility one quarter NM or less in the
morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ661-211700-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
152 PM AKST Tue Jan 20 2026

.TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog with visibility
one quarter NM or less.
.WED...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog with visibility
one quarter NM or less in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. W swell.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. W swell.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ642-211700-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
152 PM AKST Tue Jan 20 2026

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog with visibility
one quarter NM or less.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog with visibility
one quarter NM or less in the morning, then patchy fog in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. W swell.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. W swell.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ662-211700-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
152 PM AKST Tue Jan 20 2026

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog with visibility
one quarter NM or less.
.WED...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog with visibility
one quarter NM or less in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. W swell.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. W swell.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ643-211700-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
152 PM AKST Tue Jan 20 2026

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ663-211700-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
152 PM AKST Tue Jan 20 2026

.TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...Light winds becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. W swell.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. W swell.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ644-211700-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
152 PM AKST Tue Jan 20 2026

.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...Light winds. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ664-211700-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
152 PM AKST Tue Jan 20 2026

.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Light winds becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ651-211700-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
152 PM AKST Tue Jan 20 2026

.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...Light winds becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ671-211700-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
152 PM AKST Tue Jan 20 2026

.TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...Light winds becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ652-211700-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
152 PM AKST Tue Jan 20 2026

.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NW wind 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ672-211700-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
152 PM AKST Tue Jan 20 2026

.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...Light winds. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$