FZAK51 PAJK 082341 CCA CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 336 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 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. PKZ098-091630- 336 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Southeasterly winds reaching up to 25 kts across the Inner Channels and along the Gulf coast today as a frontal system moves into the Southern Panhandle through Thursday. Winds expected to remain heightened overnight and start to weaken tomorrow morning, with the exception of southern Clarence Strait which will see the highest sustained overnight winds, and gusts up to 30 kts by late afternoon. Southwesterly swell increasing steadily today and seas up to 8 ft in the Gulf expected tonight before diminishing to 6ft through Friday. $$ PKZ011-091630- Glacier Bay- 336 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt early in the evening becoming light, then becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-091630- Northern Lynn Canal- 336 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers in the evening. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-091630- Southern Lynn Canal- 336 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers late. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-091630- Icy Strait- 336 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-091630- Cross Sound- 336 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming NE 15 kt late. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ031-091630- Stephens Passage- 336 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. .THU...NE wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ032-091630- Northern Chatham Strait- 336 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E late. Seas3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-091630- Southern Chatham Strait- 336 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E late. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 5 ft near ocean entrances. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ034-091630- Frederick Sound- 336 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E late. Seas building to 3 ft late. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. Showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-091630- Sumner Strait- 336 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E late. Seas building to 3 ft late. Showers late. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. Showers. .THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 4 ft near ocean entrances. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 4 ft near ocean entrances. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-091630- Clarence Strait- 336 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft. Showers early in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$