


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
421 FZAK52 PAJK 272312 CWFAEG 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. $$