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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED
National Weather Service JUNEAU AK
739 AM AKDT Thu May 23 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.

PKZ098-240330-
739 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A surface low will move across the northern panhandle Thursday.
A front moves through the Gulf Friday and arrives in the
panhandle on Saturday.

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PKZ011-240330-
Glacier Bay-
739 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain early
in the morning.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less.



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PKZ012-240330-
Northern Lynn Canal-
739 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...Light winds becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or
less.
.FRI...S wind 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or
less.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.



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PKZ013-240330-
Southern Lynn Canal-
739 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.



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PKZ021-240330-
Icy Strait-
739 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.



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PKZ022-240330-
Cross Sound-
739 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming W. Seas 3 ft. Rain early in the
morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.



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PKZ031-240330-
Stephens Passage-
739 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain showers in the
evening.
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.



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PKZ032-240330-
Northern Chatham Strait-
739 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or
less.
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.



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PKZ033-240330-
Southern Chatham Strait-
739 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near
ocean entrances.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near
ocean entrances. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.



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PKZ034-240330-
Frederick Sound-
739 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain showers in the
evening.
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.



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PKZ035-240330-
Sumner Strait-
739 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 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. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.



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PKZ036-240330-
Clarence Strait-
739 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2024

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5
ft subsiding. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers in the evening.
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.



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