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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
402 AM AKDT MON OCT 26 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.
PKZ098-270230-
402 AM AKDT MON OCT 26 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS
A WEAK FRONT PUSHES EASTWARD OUT OF THE PANHANDLE MONDAY
MORNING, BRINGING PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN TO THE AREA. MARINE
LAYER INFLUENCE ALONG THE OUTER COAST IS NOW PUSHING INTO CROSS
SOUND BEHIND THE FRONT, BRINGING LOWERED CEILINGS. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN THE GULF WHILE LOW PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE TUESDAY, INCREASING NW'LY WINDS AND SEAS ALONG THE
OUTER COAST AND INNER CHANNELS THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK
WEEK.
PKZ011-270230-
GLACIER BAY-
402 AM AKDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. MARINE LAYER EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
TUE
NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
WED
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
PKZ012-270230-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
402 AM AKDT MON OCT 26 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
TODAY
N WIND 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
TUE
N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
WED
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
THU
SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
PKZ013-270230-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
402 AM AKDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. MARINE LAYER EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE.
TUE
N WIND 25 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES, GUSTS TO 35 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
WED
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
THU
SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
PKZ021-270230-
ICY STRAIT-
402 AM AKDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. MARINE LAYER EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.
TUE
NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
WED
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
PKZ022-270230-
CROSS SOUND-
402 AM AKDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
TUE
N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
WED
NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
THU
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI
S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
PKZ031-270230-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
402 AM AKDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO
3 FT LATE.
TUE
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
WED
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
THU
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
PKZ032-270230-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
402 AM AKDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE.
TUE
N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
WED
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
PKZ033-270230-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
402 AM AKDT MON OCT 26 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES, SEAS 7 FT.
TUE
N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
WED
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
THU
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
PKZ034-270230-
FREDERICK SOUND-
402 AM AKDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO
4 FT LATE.
TUE
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
WED
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
THU
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
PKZ035-270230-
SUMNER STRAIT-
402 AM AKDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, EXCEPT 4 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES, SEAS 5 FT.
TUE
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
WED
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
PKZ036-270230-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
402 AM AKDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.
TUE
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
WED
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
THU
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
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