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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
504 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 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.

PKZ099-100815-
504 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
An area of low pressure quickly moves across the southern gulf,
and into the southern panhandle on Tuesday. Another low follows
a similar path on Wednesday. Meanwhile, strong outflow winds
continue to persist and strengthen into next week.

$$

PKZ641-100815-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
504 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

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

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow in the morning. Rain.
Snow in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain with snow in the
evening.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ661-100815-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
504 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

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

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain in the evening.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ642-100815-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
504 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ662-100815-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
504 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and
rain early in the morning, then snow in the morning. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ643-100815-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
504 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...NE gale to 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ663-100815-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
504 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain early in the
morning, then rain in the morning.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ644-100815-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
504 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...E gale to 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ664-100815-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
504 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming NE 25 kt late. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ651-100815-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
504 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...NE gale to 35 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NE gale to 45 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ671-100815-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
504 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ652-100815-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
504 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

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

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming E late. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ672-100815-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
504 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

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

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$