Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
871 FZAK51 PAJK 050113 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 413 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 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. PKZ098-051515- 413 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Departing ridging is resulting in calmer winds over the waters through this evening. Another low will track through the southeastern Gulf & into Haida Gwaii starting tonight into Friday, bringing increasing winds and seas over the southeastern Gulf waters & southern Inner Channels. General low pressure pattern in the Gulf with multiple atmospheric waves up to gale force expected into early next week. $$ PKZ011-051515- Glacier Bay- 413 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft late. Rain. Snow late. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ012-051515- Northern Lynn Canal- 413 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. Snow late. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N gale to 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ013-051515- Southern Lynn Canal- 413 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the evening, then becoming N late. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. Rain. Snow late. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ021-051515- Icy Strait- 413 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. Snow late. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ022-051515- Cross Sound- 413 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 7 ft. SW swell early in the evening. .FRI...Light winds becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. Snow late. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ031-051515- Stephens Passage- 413 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less late. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Rain. Snow late. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ032-051515- Northern Chatham Strait- 413 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N late. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Light winds becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ033-051515- Southern Chatham Strait- 413 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less late. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas building to 4 ft late. Near ocean entrances, seas 7 ft. Rain late. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 13 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ034-051515- Frederick Sound- 413 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less late. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain late. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ035-051515- Sumner Strait- 413 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less, except 4 ft near ocean entrances. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 5 ft. Rain late. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ036-051515- Clarence Strait- 413 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming E 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 5 ft. Areas of fog with visibility one quarter NM or less. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain late. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$