Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
699 FZAK52 PAJK 181845 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 1045 AM AKDT Fri Sep 18 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. PKZ099-191245- 1045 AM AKDT Fri Sep 18 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... Southerly to easterly winds will strengthen as the low lifts north into the Gulf on Friday. Strong to gale breezes and 8 to 14 ft seas for the Gulf and outer coastal waters on Friday as the low lifts north through the Gulf, along with fresh to strong S to SE-ly in the inner channels. Elevated marine conditions continue into Saturday night and Sunday as another large low lifts into the Gulf increasing to Gale force around the low. $$ PKZ641-191245- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 1045 AM AKDT Fri Sep 18 2026 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Showers. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Showers. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Showers. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ661-191245- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 1045 AM AKDT Fri Sep 18 2026 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Showers. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Showers. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ642-191245- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 1045 AM AKDT Fri Sep 18 2026 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. Showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Showers. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Showers. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ662-191245- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 1045 AM AKDT Fri Sep 18 2026 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers in the evening. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Showers. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ643-191245- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 1045 AM AKDT Fri Sep 18 2026 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. Showers in the evening. Showers late. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Showers. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ663-191245- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 1045 AM AKDT Fri Sep 18 2026 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog in the evening. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ644-191245- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 1045 AM AKDT Fri Sep 18 2026 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. Showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft late. Patchy fog. Showers. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ664-191245- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 1045 AM AKDT Fri Sep 18 2026 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Patchy fog. Showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft late. Patchy fog in the evening. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ651-191245- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 1045 AM AKDT Fri Sep 18 2026 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Patchy fog. Showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 9 ft. Showers. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ671-191245- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 1045 AM AKDT Fri Sep 18 2026 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Patchy fog. Showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming S 15 kt late. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ652-191245- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 1045 AM AKDT Fri Sep 18 2026 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Patchy fog. Showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 10 kt late. Gusts to 45 kt in the evening. Seas 10 ft. Showers late. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Showers. .SAT NIGHT...E gale to 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ672-191245- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 1045 AM AKDT Fri Sep 18 2026 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Patchy fog. Showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming S 15 kt late. Seas 10 ft. Showers late. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$