Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
333 FZAK52 PAJK 051258 AAA CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 358 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 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. PKZ099-060700- 358 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A storm force low will move into the central gulf from the S on Thursday and then into the northern gulf by Friday. Storm force winds with hurricane force gusts will move over the southern panhandle and outer coast Thursday morning and continuing through Thursday evening. Winds will switch to the SW, become gale force Thursday night, and spread into the norther inner channels Friday before diminishing Friday night. $$ PKZ641-060700- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 358 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 50 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 24 ft. Rain. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. SW swell. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 20 ft. SW swell. .SAT...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ661-060700- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 358 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt increasing to 50 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 26 ft. SW swell. Rain early in the morning, then rain and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 24 ft. SW swell. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 21 ft. SW swell. .SAT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. .MON...S storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ642-060700- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 358 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 50 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 24 ft. Rain. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the morning. Seas 23 ft. SW swell. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 20 ft. SW swell. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE gale to 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SE gale to 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ662-060700- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 358 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 50 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 26 ft. Rain early in the morning, then rain and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 27 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. SW swell. .SAT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ643-060700- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 358 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming E 35 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Rain. .FRI...S gale to 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. S swell. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ663-060700- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 358 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 45 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft building to 26 ft late. Rain and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain late. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ644-060700- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 358 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 40 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE gale to 40 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. S swell. Rain. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ664-060700- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 358 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the morning, then becoming E 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft building to 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .FRI...S gale to 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ651-060700- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 358 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. S swell in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. S swell. Rain late. .FRI...E gale to 45 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ671-060700- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 358 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 40 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 22 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .FRI...S gale to 35 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...E storm force wind to 55 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ652-060700- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 358 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain in the morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. S swell. .FRI...E gale to 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ672-060700- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 358 AM AKST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain in the evening. .FRI...NE gale to 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$