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Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska

National Weather Service Juneau AK

Issued by National Weather Service Anchorage AK

323 PM AKDT Fri Apr 17 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.



PKZ098-181415-

323 PM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...



High pressure over the panhandle will weaken as a low pressure

system moves east into the far northern Gulf through tonight. A 

stronger area of low pressure moves from the northern Pacific 

passing south of Haida Gwaii on Sunday. 



$$



PKZ011-181415-

Glacier Bay-

323 PM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026



.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the evening then

2 ft or less. Rain.

.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.

.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming NW late. Seas 2 ft or

less. Rain.

.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.

.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.

.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 

.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 



$$



PKZ012-181415-

Northern Lynn Canal-

323 PM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026



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



.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.

.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.

.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.

.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.

.SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.

.MON...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 

.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 



$$



PKZ013-181415-

Southern Lynn Canal-

323 PM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026



.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.

.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.

.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.

.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.

.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.

.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 

.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 



$$



PKZ021-181415-

Icy Strait-

323 PM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026



.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.

.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.

.SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming W late. Seas 2 ft or

less. Rain in the evening. 

.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 



$$



PKZ022-181415-

Cross Sound-

323 PM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026



.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 4 ft. Rain.

.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.

.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain in the evening. 

.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.

.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. 



$$



PKZ031-181415-

Stephens Passage-

323 PM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026



.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.

.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or

less. Rain.

.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.

.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 

.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 

.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 

.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 



$$



PKZ032-181415-

Northern Chatham Strait-

323 PM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026



.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.

.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain.

.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light.

Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the evening. 

.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

.MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.WED...S wind 15kt. Seas 3 ft. 



$$



PKZ033-181415-

Southern Chatham Strait-

323 PM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026



.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.

.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 5 ft near

ocean entrances. Rain.

.SAT NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. Rain in the evening. 

.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 

.MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 



$$



PKZ034-181415-

Frederick Sound-

323 PM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026



.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.

.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.

.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming N late. Seas 2 ft or

less. Rain in the evening. 

.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

.MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 



$$



PKZ035-181415-

Sumner Strait-

323 PM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026



.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Rain.

.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.

.SAT NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft

or less. Near ocean entrances, seas 5 ft. Rain.

.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 5 ft near ocean

entrances. 

.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 



$$



PKZ036-181415-

Clarence Strait-

323 PM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026



.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.

.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.

.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.

.SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

.MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 

.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 



$$