FZAK51 PAJK 182251 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway 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. PKZ098-191530- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A low in the northern Gulf will send numerous waves of showers, mainly snow showers, with persistent South to southwesterly winds across the Gulf and inner channels through late week. These showers can create infrequent times of slightly increased wind gusts. A gale force low will move into the Central Gulf this weekend from the West. $$ PKZ011-191530- Glacier Bay- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Snow showers. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ012-191530- Northern Lynn Canal- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming S 20 kt in the evening. Gusts to 35 kt late. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .THU...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Snow showers. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ013-191530- Southern Lynn Canal- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming S 20 kt in the evening. Gusts to 35 kt late. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .THU...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ021-191530- Icy Strait- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-191530- Cross Sound- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming E in the evening, then becoming W late. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. .THU...W wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ031-191530- Stephens Passage- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt, except SE 15 kt North of Taku Inlet. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers. .THU...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers. Rain showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-191530- Northern Chatham Strait- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers early in the evening. Snow showers. .THU...S wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. Rain showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers in the evening. Snow showers. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-191530- Southern Chatham Strait- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers. .THU...S wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers. Rain showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ034-191530- Frederick Sound- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .THU...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. Rain showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ035-191530- Sumner Strait- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers. .THU...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers. Rain showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-191530- Clarence Strait- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SAT...SE gale to 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$