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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
301 PM 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.

PKZ099-101815-
301 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
An area of low pressure quickly moves across the southern
panhandle on Tuesday afternoon. Another low follows a similar
path on Wednesday. Meanwhile, strong outflow winds continue to
persist and strengthen into next week. Outflow from high
pressure in the Yukon will persist through midweek.

$$

PKZ641-101815-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
301 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow in the
evening.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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 18 ft.

$$

PKZ661-101815-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
301 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain in the evening.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming SE late. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ642-101815-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
301 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow in the evening.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NE 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 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ662-101815-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
301 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain early in the
evening.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ643-101815-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
301 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow early in the evening.
Freezing spray.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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 45 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ663-101815-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
301 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 24 ft.

$$

PKZ644-101815-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
301 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt becoming E. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray
early in the evening.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 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 11 ft.
.SUN...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ664-101815-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
301 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming N in the evening, then becoming
NE 25 kt late. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 13 ft late.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 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 16 ft.
.SUN...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 24 ft.

$$

PKZ651-101815-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
301 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...NE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ671-101815-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
301 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 23 ft.

$$

PKZ652-101815-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
301 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming E late. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. S swell in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 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 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ672-101815-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
301 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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 13 ft.
.SUN...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.

$$