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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
248 PM AKDT Sat May 18 2024

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.

PKZ099-191700-
248 PM AKDT Sat May 18 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A surface ridge slides east tonight. Area of low pressure tracks
along the southern coast of Alaska, swinging a front into the
panhandle Sunday into Monday. Surface ridging returns early next
week, ahead of another front later in the week.

$$

PKZ641-191700-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKDT Sat May 18 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft.
Rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain in the evening.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ661-191700-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
248 PM AKDT Sat May 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ642-191700-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKDT Sat May 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ662-191700-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
248 PM AKDT Sat May 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ643-191700-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKDT Sat May 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain late.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ663-191700-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
248 PM AKDT Sat May 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain late.
.SUN...S wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
Rain in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ644-191700-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKDT Sat May 18 2024

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain late.
.SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming W late. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ664-191700-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
248 PM AKDT Sat May 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt late. Seas 6 ft. Rain
late.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
Rain in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain late.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ651-191700-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKDT Sat May 18 2024

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming W 10 kt in the evening, then
becoming SE 20 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Rain late.
.SUN...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft.
Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ671-191700-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
248 PM AKDT Sat May 18 2024

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming S 15 kt in the evening, then
becoming SE 25 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Rain late.
.SUN...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. Rain in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ652-191700-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKDT Sat May 18 2024

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming SE 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to
7 ft late. Rain late.
.SUN...E wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
13 ft subsiding to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain in the evening.
.MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ672-191700-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
248 PM AKDT Sat May 18 2024

...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt late. Seas 4 ft
building to 8 ft late. Showers late.
.SUN...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain in the evening.
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$