798  
FZAK51 PAJK 280826 AAA  
CWFAJK  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
1226 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 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.  
 
PKZ098-281430-  
1226 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS
 
 
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WHILE  
NW'LY OUTFLOW WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BENIGN  
CONDITIONS PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.  
 

 
 
PKZ011-281430-  
GLACIER BAY-  
1226 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.    
WED
 
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING THEN 2 FT OR  
LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU
 
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT
 
E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ012-281430-  
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-  
1226 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE. SEAS 7 FT.    
WED
 
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
THU
 
E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.    
SAT
 
SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ013-281430-  
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-  
1226 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.    
WED
 
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU
 
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT
 
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ021-281430-  
ICY STRAIT-  
1226 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.    
WED
 
NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU
 
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT
 
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ022-281430-  
CROSS SOUND-  
1226 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.    
WED
 
NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 FT.    
THU
 
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.    
SAT
 
E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ031-281430-  
STEPHENS PASSAGE-  
1226 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 30 KT NEAR CAPE FANSHAW. NW WIND 15 KT W OF  
POINT ARDEN. SEAS 6 FT.   
WED
 
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
THU
 
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT
 
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ032-281430-  
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-  
1226 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.    
WED
 
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU
 
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT
 
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ033-281430-  
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-  
1226 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT, EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN  
ENTRANCES.   
WED
 
N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4  
FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU
 
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT
 
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ034-281430-  
FREDERICK SOUND-  
1226 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 25 KT. NE WIND 15 KT E OF BOULDER POINT. SEAS 6  
FT.   
WED
 
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU
 
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT
 
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ035-281430-  
SUMNER STRAIT-  
1226 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT, EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN  
ENTRANCES.   
WED
 
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING THEN 2 FT OR  
LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU
 
NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT
 
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ036-281430-  
CLARENCE STRAIT-  
1226 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.    
WED
 
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
THU
 
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT
 
SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
 

 
 
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