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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
248 PM AKDT Thu Oct 16 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.

PKZ099-171700-
248 PM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
Prolonged near gale to gale force southwesterlies and high SW
swell will persist in the gulf through Friday morning before
diminishing into Friday afternoon. A gale force low moves north
into the SE Gulf for Saturday.

$$

PKZ641-171700-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 21 ft. Showers
and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. W swell. Showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE gale to 35 kt late. Seas
16 ft. Showers in the evening, then rain late.
.SAT...SE gale to 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. Showers.
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ661-171700-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Showers in the evening.
Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers late.
.FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. W swell. Showers in the
morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Showers in the
evening, then rain late.
.SAT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers.
.SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.

$$

PKZ642-171700-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. W swell early in the
evening. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. W swell. Showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE gale to 35 kt late. Seas
15 ft. W swell in the evening. Rain showers.
.SAT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. S swell. Rain
showers.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ662-171700-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms.
.FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. W swell. Showers in the
morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE gale to 35 kt late. Seas
16 ft. W swell in the evening. Showers in the evening, then rain
late.
.SAT...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Showers.
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ643-171700-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. SW swell early in the
evening. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt late. Seas 13 ft.
SW swell in the evening. Showers.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. S swell.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ663-171700-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. Showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. W swell in the morning.
Showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE gale to 35 kt late. Seas
14 ft. Showers.
.SAT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ644-171700-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. SW swell early in the
evening. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E late. Seas 12 ft. SW
swell. Rain showers.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. S swell.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ664-171700-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. SW swell. Showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. Showers in the
morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt late. Seas 12 ft.
SW swell in the evening. Showers.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ651-171700-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 18 ft. SW swell early in the
evening. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E late. Seas 11 ft. SW
swell. Rain showers.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. S swell.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ671-171700-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. SW swell. Showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. SW swell. Showers in the
morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Showers.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. S swell.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ652-171700-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. Showers in the
morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Showers.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. S swell.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ672-171700-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
248 PM AKDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W late. Seas 19 ft. SW swell.
Showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers
late.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell in the morning.
Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E late. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. S swell.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$