Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
450 FZAK52 PAJK 171146 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026 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. PKZ099-180600- 346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... High pressure over the panhandle will weaken as a low pressure system moves east into the far northern Gulf on Friday. A stronger area of low pressure moves from the northern Pacific passing south of Haida Gwaii on Sunday. $$ PKZ641-180600- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ661-180600- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ642-180600- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ662-180600- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ643-180600- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ663-180600- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ644-180600- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ664-180600- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ651-180600- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ671-180600- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ652-180600- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ672-180600- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$