FZAK77 PAJK 212129 MWSAJK Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 1229 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2023 PKZ021-022-031>036-641>644-651-652-661>664-671-672-222130- Icy Strait-Cross Sound-Stephens Passage-Northern Chatham Strait- Southern Chatham Strait-Frederick Sound-Sumner Strait- Clarence Strait-Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- 1229 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2023 ...STRONG STORM EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... A storm force front is expected to impact the area starting Saturday. For the gulf waters, storm force winds to 50 kt out of the SE are expected Saturday into Saturday evening with seas possibly reaching 30 ft Saturday night. The inner channels will likely see gale force winds, especially in the southern inner channels and near the outer coast, Saturday afternoon into Saturday night. Winds and seas are expected to diminish into Sunday and Sunday night before another storm starts to approach from the South on Monday. $$