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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
348 AM AKDT Tue Sep 8 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.

PKZ099-090600-
348 AM AKDT Tue Sep 8 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
Winds continue to increase across the inner channels through
Tuesday afternoon, with southerly gale force winds impacting
Lynn Canal. Winds decrease Wednesday before strong northerly
winds impact the inner channels Thursday.

$$

PKZ641-090600-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
348 AM AKDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. W swell. Rain in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming W late. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain in the morning, then
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ661-090600-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
348 AM AKDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas building to 8 ft. Rain in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ642-090600-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
348 AM AKDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers in the morning.
Slight chance of thunderstorms.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ662-090600-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
348 AM AKDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
9 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ643-090600-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
348 AM AKDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
9 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.WED...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 10 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...Light winds. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ663-090600-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
348 AM AKDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ644-090600-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
348 AM AKDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
9 ft. SW swell early in the morning. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain in the evening, then
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms late.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...Light winds. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ664-090600-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
348 AM AKDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain in the evening, then
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms late.
.WED...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 10 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ651-090600-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
348 AM AKDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain in the evening, then
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms late.
.WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Light winds. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ671-090600-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
348 AM AKDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas
11 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. Slight chance of
thunderstorms late.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ652-090600-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
348 AM AKDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the morning, then
becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. SW swell early in
the morning. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain in the evening.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Light winds. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ672-090600-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
348 AM AKDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain in the evening. Slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$