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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
415 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 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.

PKZ099-170615-
415 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
High pressure over the eastern Gulf of Alaska will weaken
through Thursday as a weak low pressure system moves east into
the far northern Gulf of Alaska. A stronger low moves south of
the panhandle on Sunday.

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PKZ641-170615-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
415 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy dense fog. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

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PKZ661-170615-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
415 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain late.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

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PKZ642-170615-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
415 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy dense fog. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

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PKZ662-170615-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
415 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

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PKZ643-170615-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
415 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft.
Rain early in the morning, then rain showers in the morning. Rain
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy dense fog. Rain.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

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PKZ663-170615-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
415 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026

.TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

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PKZ644-170615-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
415 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026

.TODAY...Light winds becoming SE 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

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PKZ664-170615-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
415 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026

.TODAY...Light winds becoming S 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

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PKZ651-170615-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
415 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

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PKZ671-170615-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
415 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026

.TODAY...Light winds becoming SE 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

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PKZ652-170615-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
415 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
6 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

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PKZ672-170615-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
415 AM AKDT Thu Apr 16 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Light winds becoming SE 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain early in
the morning, then rain showers in the morning. Rain in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

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