National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZAK52 PAJK

FZAK52 PAJK 181205
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
305 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 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.

PKZ099-190615
305 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026

SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE 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.


PKZ641-190615
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM
305 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. S swell in the morning.

TONIGHT
N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 5 ft.

MON
Light winds. Seas 6 ft. SW swell in the afternoon.

MON NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.

TUE
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

WED
N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

THU
N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.


PKZ661-190615
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM
305 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell in the morning.

TONIGHT
N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 5 ft.

MON
Light winds becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. W swell.

MON NIGHT
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. W swell.

TUE
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

WED
N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

THU
N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.


PKZ642-190615
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM
305 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
N wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. S swell in the morning.

TONIGHT
N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 5 ft.

MON
Light winds. Seas 6 ft. SW swell in the afternoon.

MON NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.

TUE
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

WED
N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

THU
N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.


PKZ662-190615
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM
305 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
SE wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. S swell in the morning.

TONIGHT
Light winds. Seas 6 ft.

MON
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. W swell.

MON NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. W swell.

TUE
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

WED
N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

THU
N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.


PKZ643-190615
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM
305 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. S swell in the morning.

TONIGHT
NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 5 ft.

MON
Light winds. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.

MON NIGHT
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.

TUE
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

WED
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

THU
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.


PKZ663-190615
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM
305 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
SE wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. S swell in the morning.

TONIGHT
Light winds becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 6 ft. SW swell late.

MON
Light winds. Seas 6 ft. W swell.

MON NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. W swell.

TUE
N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

WED
N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

THU
N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.


PKZ644-190615
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM
305 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
E wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. S swell in the morning.

TONIGHT
E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 6 ft.

MON
Light winds. Seas 6 ft. SW swell in the afternoon.

MON NIGHT
Light winds. Seas 5 ft.

TUE
N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

WED
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

THU
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.


PKZ664-190615
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM
305 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
SE wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.

TONIGHT
SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 6 ft. S swell late.

MON
Light winds. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.

MON NIGHT
N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.

TUE
N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

WED
N wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.

THU
NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.


PKZ651-190615
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM
305 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026

TODAY
E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

TONIGHT
E wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.

MON
E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
Light winds. Seas 5 ft.

TUE
Light winds. Seas 4 ft.

WED
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

THU
E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.


PKZ671-190615
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM
305 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING

TODAY
E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 7 ft.

TONIGHT
SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

MON
Light winds. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.

MON NIGHT
Light winds. Seas 5 ft.

TUE
N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

WED
NW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

THU
E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.


PKZ652-190615
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM
305 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

TODAY
E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

TONIGHT
E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

MON
NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
Light winds. Seas 5 ft.

TUE
NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

WED
NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

THU
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.


PKZ672-190615
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM
305 AM AKST Sun Jan 18 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

TODAY
SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

TONIGHT
SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. S swell.

MON
E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell.

MON NIGHT
Light winds. Seas 5 ft.

TUE
NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

WED
W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

THU
E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.