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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
206 PM AKDT Fri Oct 17 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 LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 35 kt late. Seas 16 ft. W
swell in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening, then showers in the evening. Rain late.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
16 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming N late. Seas 10 ft
building to 14 ft late. Rain showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 40 kt late. Seas 16 ft. W
swell in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening. Rain late.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 18 ft subsiding to 14 ft in the afternoon. Showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 19 ft
late. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.

Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 35 kt late. Seas 15 ft. W
swell in the evening. Rain showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening, then rain showers.
.SAT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
16 ft. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NW late. Seas 11 ft. SW
swell late. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.

Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-

...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 40 kt late. Seas 16 ft. W
swell in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening. Rain late.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
17 ft. Showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms.
Showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NW late. Seas 14 ft.
Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.

Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt late. Seas 13 ft.
Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Showers.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.

Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt late. Seas 14 ft. W
swell in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening, then showers.
.SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming NW late. Seas 13 ft.
Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.

Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE in the evening, then
increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft late. SW
swell in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening. Rain showers.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. S swell.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell.

Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt late. Seas 13 ft.
Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Showers
late.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming NW late. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.

Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E late. Seas 12 ft. SW swell in
the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening.
Rain showers.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. S swell.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell.

Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE late. Seas 12 ft. SW swell in
the evening. Showers.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.

Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell in the evening.
Showers.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. S swell.

Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE late. Seas 11 ft. SW swell in
the evening.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$