Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
948 FZAK52 PAJK 090009 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 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. PKZ099-091815- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A system in the western gulf diminishes through Monday as another area of low pressure quickly moves into the southern panhandle. Meanwhile, strong outflow winds continue to persist and strengthen into next week. $$ PKZ641-091815- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt late. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 13 ft late. Snow early in the evening. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. Snow in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain in the evening. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ661-091815- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt late. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 14 ft late. Rain in the evening. Snow late. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow in the morning. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain in the evening. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ642-091815- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain early in the evening. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ662-091815- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt late. Seas 14 ft. Rain late. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ643-091815- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ663-091815- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ644-091815- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming S in the evening, then becoming E late. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ664-091815- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming SE late. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt becoming NE 25 kt late. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ651-091815- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ671-091815- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow late. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ652-091815- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming E late. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ672-091815- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$