FZAK51 PAJK 090646 CCB CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service JUNEAU AK 1045 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. PKZ098-091645- 1045 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. $$ PKZ011-091645- Glacier Bay- 1045 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-091645- Northern Lynn Canal- 1045 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft. .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. $$ PKZ013-091645- Southern Lynn Canal- 1045 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming N late. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers late. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-091645- Icy Strait- 1045 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .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. $$ PKZ022-091645- Cross Sound- 1045 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming NE 15 kt late. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ031-091645- Stephens Passage- 1045 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming NE. Seas 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. $$ PKZ032-091645- Northern Chatham Strait- 1045 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E late. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-091645- Southern Chatham Strait- 1045 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. $$ PKZ034-091645- Frederick Sound- 1045 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E late. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. Showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-091645- Sumner Strait- 1045 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers. .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. $$ PKZ036-091645- Clarence Strait- 1045 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. Showers. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$