Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
916 FZAK52 PAJK 302302 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 302 PM AKDT Wed Sep 30 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. PKZ099-011715- 302 PM AKDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... Winds increase to fresh breezes over much of the area Wednesday night, reaching near gale force for Lynn Canal Thursday morning. Winds slowly subside through Thursday afternoon, bringing lighter winds Friday. Our next large system moves into the Gulf Friday night into the weekend. $$ PKZ641-011715- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 302 PM AKDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ661-011715- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 302 PM AKDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ642-011715- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 302 PM AKDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers in the evening. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ662-011715- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 302 PM AKDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Showers in the evening. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ643-011715- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 302 PM AKDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Showers in the evening. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Showers. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Showers. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ663-011715- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 302 PM AKDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Showers in the evening. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ644-011715- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 302 PM AKDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers late. .THU...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Showers. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Showers. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ664-011715- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 302 PM AKDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. Showers early in the evening. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Showers. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers. .SAT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ651-011715- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 302 PM AKDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Rain showers late. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ671-011715- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 302 PM AKDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. Showers early in the evening. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Showers. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers. .SAT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ652-011715- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 302 PM AKDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers in the evening. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Showers. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Showers. .SAT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ672-011715- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 302 PM AKDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt becoming SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. Showers early in the evening. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Showers in the evening. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Showers. .SAT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$