FZAK52 PAJK 171143 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 343 AM AKDT Sat Oct 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. PKZ099-180545- 343 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 990mb low located 120nm SE of Cape Suckling extends a front front into the coastal panhandle through Saturday afternoon as it weakens and moves towards Yakutat Bay. Southerly moderate to fresh breezes develop through Saturday within the inner channels, southwesterly fresh to strong breezes across the central and southern Gulf coast, and easterly strong breeze to near gales across the northern Gulf coast from the Fairweather Grounds to Icy Bay becoming lighter and variable into the afternoon. Broad west to southwesterly winds develop across the Gulf by Sunday morning, with predominate southerly within the inner channels. $$ PKZ641-180545- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Showers. .SUN...S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ661-180545- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ642-180545- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers in the evening. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ662-180545- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ643-180545- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ663-180545- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ644-180545- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers late. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ664-180545- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ651-180545- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ671-180545- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ652-180545- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE gale to 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ672-180545- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$