Cleveland Passage, AK - Whitney Island Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
314 PM AKST Tue Dec 23 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.

PKZ098-241615-
314 PM AKST Tue Dec 23 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
Strong outflow and cold temperatures continue bringing strong
gales up to 45 kts across the north with strong breezes to gale
force winds around 20 to 30 kts to central and southern inner
channels. Widespread freezing spray will occur with heavy
freezing spray through in the northern inner channels. Outflow
continues before starting to weaken mid to late week.

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Glacier Bay-
314 PM AKST Tue Dec 23 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Light freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then
2 ft or less. Light freezing spray.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 7 ft.

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Northern Lynn Canal-
314 PM AKST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas
8 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...N gale to 45 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...N gale to 45 kt. Seas 13 ft.

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Southern Lynn Canal-
314 PM AKST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Light freezing
spray.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.

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Icy Strait-
314 PM AKST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Light freezing spray.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Light freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Light freezing spray.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

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Cross Sound-
314 PM AKST Tue Dec 23 2025

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray
in the evening.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Light freezing spray.
.FRI...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

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Stephens Passage-
314 PM AKST Tue Dec 23 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.

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Northern Chatham Strait-
314 PM AKST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SE late. Seas 7 ft.
Light freezing spray.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Light freezing spray. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Light freezing spray.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

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Southern Chatham Strait-
314 PM AKST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Light freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Light freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then
2 ft or less. Light freezing spray in the evening.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean
entrances. Light freezing spray.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

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Frederick Sound-
314 PM AKST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Light freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Light freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Light freezing spray. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Light freezing spray.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

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Sumner Strait-
314 PM AKST Tue Dec 23 2025

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft in the evening then
2 ft or less. Light freezing spray.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean
entrances. Light freezing spray. Snow.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

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Clarence Strait-
314 PM AKST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Light freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas
4 ft. Light freezing spray in the evening.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.FRI...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 18 ft.

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