FZAK51 PAJK 182316 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 316 PM AKDT Mon May 18 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. PKZ098-191530- 316 PM AKDT Mon May 18 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Winds and seas continue a diminishing trend over the eastern Gulf of Alaska on Tuesday, before building up again late Tuesday as a gale force system moves into the gulf, arriving in the panhandle on Wednesday. $$ PKZ011-191530- Glacier Bay- 316 PM AKDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog late. Rain late. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-191530- Northern Lynn Canal- 316 PM AKDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt, except 25 kt near Taiya Inlet. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-191530- Southern Lynn Canal- 316 PM AKDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt, except 35 kt out of interior passes. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-191530- Icy Strait- 316 PM AKDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S late. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-191530- Cross Sound- 316 PM AKDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell in the evening. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain late. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ031-191530- Stephens Passage- 316 PM AKDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ032-191530- Northern Chatham Strait- 316 PM AKDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-191530- Southern Chatham Strait- 316 PM AKDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light, except 20 kt near ocean entrances. Seas 2 ft or less, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ034-191530- Frederick Sound- 316 PM AKDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 5 ft near ocean entrances. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of interior passes. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-191530- Sumner Strait- 316 PM AKDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt, except 20 kt near ocean entrances. Seas 3 ft early in the evening then 2 ft or less. Near ocean entrances, seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-191530- Clarence Strait- 316 PM AKDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. Near ocean entrances, seas 6 ft. .TUE...Light winds becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, except 4 ft near ocean entrances. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$