Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
168 FZAK52 PAJK 091220 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 320 AM AKST Sun Nov 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. PKZ099-100630- 320 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A gale force low will move N along the outer coast to near Cross Sound through Sunday afternoon before moving into the Southern Yukon Sunday evening. Another low will move into the central gulf from the west Monday and linger through midweek spreading a gale force front across the panhandle Monday afternoon. Potential break in the active weather late next week. $$ PKZ641-100630- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 320 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 60 kt early in the morning. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ661-100630- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 320 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 60 kt early in the morning. Seas 25 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. S swell. Showers late. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ642-100630- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 320 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt late. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers late. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. S swell. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ662-100630- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 320 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft subsiding to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ643-100630- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 320 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the morning, then becoming W 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt late. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers late. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ663-100630- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 320 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt late. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ644-100630- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 320 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Gusts to 45 kt in the evening. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers late. .MON...SE wind 25 kt becoming E gale to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ664-100630- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 320 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt becoming W 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt late. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ651-100630- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 320 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt early in the morning. Seas 9 ft. SE swell. Snow early in the morning. Rain in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SE swell. Rain showers late. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ671-100630- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 320 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 11 ft late. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ652-100630- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 320 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt early in the morning. Seas building to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming E late. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ672-100630- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 320 AM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Showers. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$