FZAK51 PAJK 162336 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 336 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 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. PKZ098-171530- 336 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... High pressure resides in the Gulf, which will persist through tonight before a low moves up the Alaska Peninsula and into the Western Gulf by Friday morning. This low is expected to track north towards Prince Williams Sound and will bring an increase in winds within the central Gulf and south of the Panhandle, from Cape Decision towards Dixon Entrance. High pressure again dominates the Gulf at the start of the weekend. $$ PKZ011-171530- Glacier Bay- 336 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming NW late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-171530- Northern Lynn Canal- 336 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ013-171530- Southern Lynn Canal- 336 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-171530- Icy Strait- 336 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-171530- Cross Sound- 336 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ031-171530- Stephens Passage- 336 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ032-171530- Northern Chatham Strait- 336 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-171530- Southern Chatham Strait- 336 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 4 ft near ocean entrances. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 4 ft near ocean entrances. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less, except 4 ft near ocean entrances. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 4 ft near ocean entrances. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 4 ft near ocean entrances. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ034-171530- Frederick Sound- 336 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-171530- Sumner Strait- 336 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 3 ft near ocean entrances. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 3 ft near ocean entrances. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-171530- Clarence Strait- 336 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$