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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
312 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 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.

PKZ099-110615-
312 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
An area of low pressure quickly departs the southern panhandle &
moves into British Columbia early this morning. Another low
follows a similar path, but passes farther south on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, strong northerly outflow winds from a strong area of
high pressure generally poised over the Canadian Yukon region
continue to persist into next week.

$$

PKZ641-110615-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
312 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

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

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ661-110615-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
312 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

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

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming SE late. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.

$$

PKZ642-110615-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
312 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ662-110615-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
312 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

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

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ643-110615-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
312 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray late.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ663-110615-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
312 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 23 ft.

$$

PKZ644-110615-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
312 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NE gale to 45 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ664-110615-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
312 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

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

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 23 ft.

$$

PKZ651-110615-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
312 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NE gale to 45 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...NE gale to 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ671-110615-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
312 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

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

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SUN...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 22 ft.

$$

PKZ652-110615-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
312 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

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

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ672-110615-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
312 AM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

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

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming W in the morning, then becoming E
in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.

$$