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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
244 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest
one-third of the combined windwave and swell height.

PKZ098-040345-
244 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A front moving across the panhandle is bringing fresh to strong
breezes this morning. Ridging forms over today behind the front,
bringing weaker onshore flow. Another low expected to move
through the central Gulf Thursday and Friday, with a gale force
low center lingering near Kenai Peninsula through the weekend.
General outflow pattern out of N channels this weekend.

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PKZ011-040345-
Glacier Bay-
244 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TODAY...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming NW late. Seas 3 ft in the
evening then 2 ft or less.
.THU...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW gale to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft.

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PKZ012-040345-
Northern Lynn Canal-
244 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain in the evening.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ013-040345-
Southern Lynn Canal-
244 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ021-040345-
Icy Strait-
244 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Near Point Couverden N wind 15 kt. Seas 4
ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain in the evening.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

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PKZ022-040345-
Cross Sound-
244 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

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

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft.
Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. S swell. Rain in the
evening.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

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PKZ031-040345-
Stephens Passage-
244 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or
less. Rain.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ032-040345-
Northern Chatham Strait-
244 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain in the evening.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ033-040345-
Southern Chatham Strait-
244 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or
less. Near ocean entrances, seas 9 ft.
.THU...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 8 ft near
ocean entrances.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 7 ft
near ocean entrances. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ034-040345-
Frederick Sound-
244 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4
ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or
less.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ035-040345-
Sumner Strait-
244 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean
entrances. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near
ocean entrances.
.THU...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 5 ft near
ocean entrances.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 5 ft
near ocean entrances. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ036-040345-
Clarence Strait-
244 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft. Near ocean
entrances, seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or
less. Near ocean entrances, seas 7 ft.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft
in the morning then 2 ft or less. Near ocean entrances, seas
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$