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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
312 PM AKDT Wed Aug 27 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.

PKZ099-281715-
312 PM AKDT Wed Aug 27 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
High pressure shifts to the east in response to a low moving
into the Alaska Peninsula but continues to persist over the
eastern Gulf. Winds are expected to remain on the lighter side
for the Inner Channels aside from afternoon sea breezes. Winds
in the central gulf pick up out of the south for the end of the
week.

$$

PKZ641-281715-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
312 PM AKDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ661-281715-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
312 PM AKDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ642-281715-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
312 PM AKDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ662-281715-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
312 PM AKDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ643-281715-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
312 PM AKDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...Light winds. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy dense fog
late.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ663-281715-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
312 PM AKDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...Light winds. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ644-281715-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
312 PM AKDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 3 ft.
Patchy fog late.
.THU...SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Light winds becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ664-281715-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
312 PM AKDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ651-281715-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
312 PM AKDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ671-281715-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
312 PM AKDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ652-281715-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
312 PM AKDT Wed Aug 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ672-281715-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
312 PM AKDT Wed Aug 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain in the evening.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$