416 FZAK67 PAJK 202220 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 220 PM AKDT Wed May 20 2026 Offshore waters forecast for Gulf of Alaska east of 144W 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. PKZ398-211630- 220 PM AKDT Wed May 20 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A gale force front pushes into the NE Gulf coast through Wednesday afternoon with strong wind gusts and wave heights along the coast with elevated winds overspreading the inner channels through Wednesday night. Brief period of ridging moves across the panhandle by Thursday afternoon ahead of an approaching weak front by Friday morning. $$ PKZ311-211630- Gulf of Alaska North of 57 Degrees North and East of 144 W- 220 PM AKDT Wed May 20 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ312-211630- Gulf of Alaska South of 57 Degrees North and East of 144 W- 220 PM AKDT Wed May 20 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 8 ft late. Rain early in the evening. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. W swell. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$  542 FZAK61 PAJK 202224 OFFN11 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 224 PM AKDT Wed May 20 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. Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft late. Rain. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt late. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft late. Rain in the evening. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 10 ft late. Rain in the evening. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 10 ft late. Rain in the evening. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 9 ft late. Rain in the evening. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain late. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the evening. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 9 ft late. Rain early in the evening. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain late. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the evening, then becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 9 ft late. Rain early in the evening. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming S late. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the evening, becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 11 ft. Rain early in the evening. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the evening, becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 9 ft. Rain early in the evening. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE late. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the evening, becoming SW 15 kt in the evening. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 9 ft. Rain early in the evening. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt diminishing 35 kt in the evening, then becoming S 15 kt late. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 9 ft late. Rain early in the evening. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the evening, becoming S 15 kt late. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 9 ft. Rain early in the evening. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. $$