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FZAK51 PAJK 271731  
CWFAJK  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
931 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 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.  
 
PKZ098-280315-  
931 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS  
 
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LINGERS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WHILE LOW  
PRESSURE STRENGTHENS SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TUESDAY,  
INCREASING NW'LY WINDS AND SEAS ALONG THE OUTER COAST. AT THE SAME  
TIME, HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER INTERIOR CANADA LEADING TO  
OUTFLOW WINDS STRENGTHENING IN THE INNER CHANNELS TUESDAY. WINDS  
AND SEAS BEGIN TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY.  
 
 
 
PKZ011-280315-  
GLACIER BAY-  
931 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
UPDATED  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.    
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.  
 
 
 
PKZ012-280315-  
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-  
931 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
UPDATED  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
 
   
TODAY  
N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE. SEAS 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 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.  
 
 
 
PKZ013-280315-  
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-  
931 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
UPDATED  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5  
FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 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.  
 
 
 
PKZ021-280315-  
ICY STRAIT-  
931 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
UPDATED  
   
TODAY  
NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.    
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.  
 
 
 
PKZ022-280315-  
CROSS SOUND-  
931 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
UPDATED  
   
TODAY  
NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.    
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.  
 
 
 
PKZ031-280315-  
STEPHENS PASSAGE-  
931 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
UPDATED  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
N WIND 30 KT E OF POINT ARDEN. NW WIND 20 KT W OF POINT  
ARDEN. SEAS 6 FT.   
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  
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT  
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ032-280315-  
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-  
931 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
UPDATED  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 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.  
 
 
 
PKZ033-280315-  
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-  
931 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
UPDATED  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT, EXCEPT 8 FT  
NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES.    
TONIGHT  
N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.    
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.  
 
 
 
PKZ034-280315-  
FREDERICK SOUND-  
931 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
UPDATED  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
N WIND 30 KT. NE WIND 15 KT E OF BOULDER POINT. SEAS 6  
FT.   
TONIGHT  
N WIND 30 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.  
 
 
 
PKZ035-280315-  
SUMNER STRAIT-  
931 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
UPDATED  
   
TODAY  
NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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  
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.  
 
 
 
PKZ036-280315-  
CLARENCE STRAIT-  
931 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
UPDATED  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
BUILDING TO 5 FT.    
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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