Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
221 FZAK51 PAJK 202206 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 206 PM AKDT Fri Sep 20 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. PKZ098-211615- 206 PM AKDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A gale force low entered the Gulf of Alaska today and will create gales along the coast and for several inner channels. Most other inner channels will experience small craft winds as well. These winds will diminish through Saturday as the low weakens over land. Another low pressure system will enter the gulf Sunday into Monday. $$ PKZ011-211615- Glacier Bay- 206 PM AKDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming NW and increasing to 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-211615- Northern Lynn Canal- 206 PM AKDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming N and increasing to 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ013-211615- Southern Lynn Canal- 206 PM AKDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt overnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft overnight. Rain. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-211615- Icy Strait- 206 PM AKDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft late. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-211615- Cross Sound- 206 PM AKDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt, then diminishing to 25 kt late. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ031-211615- Stephens Passage- 206 PM AKDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ032-211615- Northern Chatham Strait- 206 PM AKDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 4 ft late. Rain. .SAT...N wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. Rain in the evening. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-211615- Southern Chatham Strait- 206 PM AKDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. Seas 6 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. Near ocean entrances, seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-211615- Frederick Sound- 206 PM AKDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. Gusts to 45 kt out of interior passes. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft late. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of interior passes. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-211615- Sumner Strait- 206 PM AKDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt late. Out of interior passes, gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft late. Seas 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-211615- Clarence Strait- 206 PM AKDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Gusts to 40 kt out of interior passes. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft late. Near ocean entrances, seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$