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CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
240 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026

Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to
Cape Suckling out 100 NM

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest
one-third of the combined windwave and swell height.

PKZ099-091645-
240 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE 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. 

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PKZ641-091645-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
240 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Showers.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light.
Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 6 ft. 
.SAT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

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PKZ661-091645-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
240 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Showers in the evening. 
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Showers in the morning. 
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light.
Seas 7 ft. 
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

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PKZ642-091645-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
240 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

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PKZ662-091645-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
240 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Showers late. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Showers in the morning. 
.THU NIGHT...Light winds becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 7 ft. 
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

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PKZ643-091645-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
240 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026

.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E late. Seas 6 ft. 
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

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PKZ663-091645-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
240 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

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PKZ644-091645-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
240 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.THU...NE wind15 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

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PKZ664-091645-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
240 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

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PKZ651-091645-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
240 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.THU...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

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PKZ671-091645-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
240 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.THU...E wind 15 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

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PKZ652-091645-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
240 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.THU...N wind 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

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PKZ672-091645-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
240 PM AKDT Wed Jul 8 2026

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.THU...NE wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

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