Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
038 FZAK52 PAJK 200514 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 814 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 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. PKZ099-202315- 814 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A series of systems continues to move through the Gulf and into the panhandle. One gale force front will move through the panhandle Wednesday night, followed by another gale force front which moves through on Thursday. A third front will move into the panhandle on Friday. Over the weekend, a low moves into the northern gulf. $$ PKZ641-202315- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 814 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt late. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 17 ft late. Rain early in the evening, then showers in the evening. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. W swell. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. W swell. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ661-202315- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 814 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 35 kt. Seas 24 ft subsiding to 16 ft late. Rain in the evening. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. W swell late. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. W swell. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. W swell. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ642-202315- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 814 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 17 ft late. Rain early in the evening, then rain showers. .THU...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. W swell. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. W swell. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ662-202315- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 814 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft subsiding to 17 ft late. Rain in the evening, then showers late. .THU...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Showers in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. W swell. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. W swell. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ643-202315- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 814 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 16 ft late. Rain in the evening, then rain showers late. .THU...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 19 ft late. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ663-202315- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 814 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt late. Seas 26 ft subsiding to 17 ft late. Rain in the evening, then showers late. .THU...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain in the evening. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. W swell. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. W swell. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ644-202315- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 814 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain in the evening, then rain showers late. .THU...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 18 ft late. SW swell late. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ664-202315- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 814 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft subsiding to 19 ft late. Rain in the evening, then showers late. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain in the evening. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. W swell. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ651-202315- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 814 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 18 ft. Rain in the evening, then rain showers late. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ671-202315- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 814 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain in the evening, then showers late. .THU...S wind 30 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 21 ft late. Rain in the evening. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ652-202315- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 814 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 20 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. SW swell. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ672-202315- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 814 PM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain in the evening, then showers late. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain in the evening. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$