FZAK52 PAJK 152311 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 311 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 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. PKZ099-161715- 311 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A strong system is currently over the panhandle, with strong breezes to near gale force southeasterlies for many of the inner channel waters and Gale force winds for the western coast of southern Prince of Wales Island and Dixon Entrance. A strengthening low pressure will move up Chatham Strait and Lynn Canal overnight tonight, causing rapidly changing wind directions as it traverses northward. Strong southerlies are expected to be left in its wake. $$ PKZ641-161715- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 311 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain early in the evening, then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 20 kt late. Seas 8 ft. Rain and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ661-161715- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 311 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the evening, then becoming W late. Seas 16 ft. Rain through the night. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 10 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ642-161715- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 311 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming NW 30 kt late. Seas 14 ft. Rain through the night. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 20 kt late. Seas 9 ft. Rain and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ662-161715- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 311 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt late. Seas 14 ft. Rain early in the evening, then rain and slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 25 kt late. Seas 10 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ643-161715- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 311 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming W late. Seas 14 ft. Rain through the night. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ663-161715- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 311 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the evening, then becoming W 20 kt late. Seas 14 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 10 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ644-161715- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 311 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. S swell in the evening. Rain early in the evening, then rain and slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI...W wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ664-161715- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 311 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. S swell in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ651-161715- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 311 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. S swell in the evening. Rain early in the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ671-161715- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 311 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. S swell in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ652-161715- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 311 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain early in the evening, then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ672-161715- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 311 PM AKDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$