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CWFAJK
Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED
National Weather Service Juneau AK
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
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.
PKZ098-051530-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
Departing ridging is resulting in calmer winds over the waters
through this evening. Another low will track through the
southeastern Gulf & into Haida Gwaii starting tonight into
Friday, bringing increasing winds and seas over the southeastern
Gulf waters & southern Inner Channels. General low pressure
pattern in the Gulf with multiple atmospheric waves up to gale
force expected into early next week.
$$
PKZ011-051530-
Glacier Bay-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less. Rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft late. Rain. Snow
late.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain.
.SUN...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
$$
PKZ012-051530-
Northern Lynn Canal-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
UPDATED
.REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing. Seas 2 ft or less.
Rain.
.FRI...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less. Rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. Snow late.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain.
.SUN...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...N gale to 45 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
$$
PKZ013-051530-
Southern Lynn Canal-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
UPDATED
.REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.FRI...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less. Rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. Rain.
Snow late.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
$$
PKZ021-051530-
Icy Strait-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. Snow late.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
$$
PKZ022-051530-
Cross Sound-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas
7 ft. SW swell early in the evening.
.FRI...Light winds becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. Snow late.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
$$
PKZ031-051530-
Stephens Passage-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft
or less. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less late.
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with
visibility 1 NM or less in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas
5 ft. Rain. Snow late.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
$$
PKZ032-051530-
Northern Chatham Strait-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N late. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...Light winds becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
$$
PKZ033-051530-
Southern Chatham Strait-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean
entrances. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less late.
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean
entrances. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas building to 4 ft late. Near
ocean entrances, seas 7 ft. Rain late.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 11 ft near ocean
entrances. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 13 ft near
ocean entrances. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
$$
PKZ034-051530-
Frederick Sound-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with
visibility 1 NM or less late.
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with
visibility 1 NM or less in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain late.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
$$
PKZ035-051530-
Sumner Strait-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less,
except 4 ft near ocean entrances.
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas
5 ft. Rain late.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean
entrances. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near
ocean entrances. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
$$
PKZ036-051530-
Clarence Strait-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming E 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Near
ocean entrances, seas 5 ft. Areas of fog with visibility one
quarter NM or less.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain late.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
$$
CWFAJK
Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED
National Weather Service Juneau AK
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
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.
PKZ098-051530-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
Departing ridging is resulting in calmer winds over the waters
through this evening. Another low will track through the
southeastern Gulf & into Haida Gwaii starting tonight into
Friday, bringing increasing winds and seas over the southeastern
Gulf waters & southern Inner Channels. General low pressure
pattern in the Gulf with multiple atmospheric waves up to gale
force expected into early next week.
$$
PKZ011-051530-
Glacier Bay-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less. Rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft late. Rain. Snow
late.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain.
.SUN...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
$$
PKZ012-051530-
Northern Lynn Canal-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
UPDATED
.REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing. Seas 2 ft or less.
Rain.
.FRI...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less. Rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. Snow late.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain.
.SUN...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...N gale to 45 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
$$
PKZ013-051530-
Southern Lynn Canal-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
UPDATED
.REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.
.FRI...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less. Rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. Rain.
Snow late.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
$$
PKZ021-051530-
Icy Strait-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. Snow late.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
$$
PKZ022-051530-
Cross Sound-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas
7 ft. SW swell early in the evening.
.FRI...Light winds becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. Snow late.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
$$
PKZ031-051530-
Stephens Passage-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft
or less. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less late.
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with
visibility 1 NM or less in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas
5 ft. Rain. Snow late.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
$$
PKZ032-051530-
Northern Chatham Strait-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N late. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...Light winds becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
$$
PKZ033-051530-
Southern Chatham Strait-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean
entrances. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less late.
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean
entrances. Areas of fog with visibility 1 NM or less in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas building to 4 ft late. Near
ocean entrances, seas 7 ft. Rain late.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 11 ft near ocean
entrances. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 13 ft near
ocean entrances. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
$$
PKZ034-051530-
Frederick Sound-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with
visibility 1 NM or less late.
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with
visibility 1 NM or less in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain late.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
$$
PKZ035-051530-
Sumner Strait-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less,
except 4 ft near ocean entrances.
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas
5 ft. Rain late.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean
entrances. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near
ocean entrances. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
$$
PKZ036-051530-
Clarence Strait-
931 PM AKST Thu Dec 4 2025
.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming E 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Near
ocean entrances, seas 5 ft. Areas of fog with visibility one
quarter NM or less.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain late.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
$$