National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZAK51 PAJK
FZAK51 PAJK 181727 AAA
CWFAJK
Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED
National Weather Service Juneau AK
827 AM AKST Sun Jan 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.
PKZ098-190415
827 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS
High pressure over the panhandle and eastern Gulf of Alaska will remain in place into Monday. Gulf winds remain East to southeasterly with subsiding seas, and the inner channels continue to see weak northerly winds through the start of the week.
PKZ011-190415
Glacier Bay
827 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026
TODAY
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less.
TONIGHT
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less.
MON
N wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT
N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
TUE
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
WED
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
THU
N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
PKZ012-190415
Northern Lynn Canal
827 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026
TODAY
N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog with visibility 1 NM or
less in the morning.
TONIGHT
Light winds becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less.
MON
N wind 20 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT
N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
TUE
N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
WED
N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
THU
N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
PKZ013-190415
Southern Lynn Canal
827 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026
TODAY
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the
morning.
TONIGHT
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog late.
MON
Light winds becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less.
MON NIGHT
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
TUE
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
WED
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
THU
N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
PKZ021-190415
Icy Strait
827 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026
TODAY
E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas 2 ft or
less. Patchy fog with visibility 1 NM or less in the morning.
TONIGHT
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog with
visibility 1 NM or less late.
MON
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the
morning.
MON NIGHT
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less.
TUE
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
WED
E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
THU
E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
PKZ022-190415
Cross Sound
827 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026
TODAY
NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
TONIGHT
NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas
5 ft.
MON
Light winds. Seas 5 ft.
MON NIGHT
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
TUE
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
WED
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
THU
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
PKZ031-190415
Stephens Passage
827 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026
UPDATED
REST OF TODAY
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog.
TONIGHT
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog late.
MON
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less.
MON NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
TUE
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
WED
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
THU
N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
PKZ032-190415
Northern Chatham Strait
827 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026
UPDATED
REST OF TODAY
N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog with visibility 1 NM
or less in the morning.
TONIGHT
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog with
visibility 1 NM or less late.
MON
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog with
visibility 1 NM or less in the morning.
MON NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
TUE
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
WED
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
THU
N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
PKZ033-190415
Southern Chatham Strait
827 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026
UPDATED
REST OF TODAY
N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean
entrances. Patchy fog.
TONIGHT
N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft
or less, except 5 ft near ocean entrances.
MON
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 5 ft near ocean
entrances. Patchy fog in the morning.
MON NIGHT
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near
ocean entrances.
TUE
N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
WED
N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
THU
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
PKZ034-190415
Frederick Sound
827 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026
UPDATED
REST OF TODAY
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog with
visibility 1 NM or less in the morning.
TONIGHT
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog late.
MON
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the
morning.
MON NIGHT
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less.
TUE
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
WED
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
THU
N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
PKZ035-190415
Sumner Strait
827 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026
UPDATED
REST OF TODAY
Light winds becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog.
TONIGHT
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog.
MON
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 4 ft near ocean
entrances. Patchy fog in the morning.
MON NIGHT
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less.
TUE
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
WED
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
THU
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
PKZ036-190415
Clarence Strait
827 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026
UPDATED
REST OF TODAY
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog.
TONIGHT
N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft
or less. Patchy fog late.
MON
Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the
morning.
MON NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
TUE
N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
WED
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
THU
N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.



