Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
700 FZAK51 PAJK 170239 AAB CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service JUNEAU AK 640 PM AKDT Thu May 16 2024 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. PKZ098-171530- 640 PM AKDT Thu May 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A ridge over the gulf weakens as a weak low pressure tracks southeast through the eastern gulf tonight and Friday. Surface ridge builds back up Saturday. Front moves west to east through the gulf and into the panhandle on Sunday. $$ PKZ011-171530- Glacier Bay- 640 PM AKDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-171530- Northern Lynn Canal- 640 PM AKDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ013-171530- Southern Lynn Canal- 640 PM AKDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-171530- Icy Strait- 640 PM AKDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt diminishing in the late evening. Seas 4 ft. Highest winds and seas W of Point Adolphus. Patchy fog late. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-171530- Cross Sound- 640 PM AKDT Thu May 16 2024 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ031-171530- Stephens Passage- 640 PM AKDT Thu May 16 2024 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ032-171530- Northern Chatham Strait- 640 PM AKDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N. Seas building to 3 ft in the evening, then then 2 ft or less late. Patchy fog late. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-171530- Southern Chatham Strait- 640 PM AKDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW in the evening, then becoming N late. Seas building to 3 ft in the evening, then then 2 ft or less late. Near ocean entrances, seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 5 ft near ocean entrances. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ034-171530- Frederick Sound- 640 PM AKDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW late. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-171530- Sumner Strait- 640 PM AKDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming NW late. Seas building to 3 ft in the evening, then then 2 ft or less late. Near ocean entrances, seas 5 ft. .FRI...Light winds becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-171530- Clarence Strait- 640 PM AKDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$