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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
409 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 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.

Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt decreasing to 30 kt becoming SW 35 kt. Seas
17 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 19 ft late.
Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. W swell. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. W swell. Rain.

Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt decreasing to 30 kt becoming SW 35 kt.
Seas 17 ft. Showers in the morning. Rain in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 21 ft late.
.FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. W swell. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. W swell. Rain.

Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt decreasing to 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain
showers early in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 21 ft late.
Rain.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. W swell. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. W swell. Rain.

Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S wind 40 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
18 ft. Showers in the morning.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. W swell. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. W swell. Rain.

Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
18 ft. Rain showers early in the morning, then rain in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 22 ft late.
Rain.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. W swell. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. Rain.

Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19
ft. Showers early in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain in the evening.
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. W swell. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. W swell.

Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the morning, then
becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers early
in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 22 ft late. SW
swell late. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain.

Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE wind 40 kt decreasing to 30 kt becoming SW 35 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Showers early in the morning, then rain
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain in the evening.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell.

Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt decreasing to 30 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding
to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers early in the morning, then
rain in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. Rain.

Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt decreasing to 30 kt becoming SW 35 kt. Seas
19 ft. Showers early in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain in the evening.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell.

Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft subsiding to 14 ft in the
afternoon. Rain early in the morning, then showers in the morning.
Rain in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft.
SW swell. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. Rain.

Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers early in the morning,
then rain in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain in the evening.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. SW swell.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell.

$$