FZAK52 PAJK 182251 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 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. PKZ099-191700- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE 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. $$ PKZ641-191700- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. Rain showers late. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SAT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ661-191700- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ642-191700- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. Rain showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SAT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ662-191700- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers with rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ643-191700- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ663-191700- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ644-191700- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE late. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ664-191700- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt late. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ651-191700- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E late. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ671-191700- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ652-191700- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ672-191700- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 251 PM AKDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$