National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZAK61 PAJK
FZAK61 PAJK 201220
OFFN11
Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
320 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 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.
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. W swell. Snow showers and rain
showers early in the morning.
TONIGHT
E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell.
SAT
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
SAT NIGHT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
SUN
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
W wind 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. W
swell.
TONIGHT
E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
SAT
E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
SAT NIGHT
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
SUN
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
SW wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft.
Snow showers with rain showers early in the morning, then snow
showers in the morning.
TONIGHT
NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
SAT
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
SAT NIGHT
NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Light freezing
spray.
SUN
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
W wind 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft.
TONIGHT
E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
SAT
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
SAT NIGHT
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
SUN
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM
GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
W wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the morning, then
increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers
early in the morning.
TONIGHT
NE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft.
SAT
NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Light freezing spray.
SAT NIGHT
NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Light freezing
spray.
SUN
NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM
GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
W wind 15 kt becoming S 30 kt in the morning, then
becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft.
TONIGHT
E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
SAT
NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
SAT NIGHT
NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
SUN
NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM
STORM WARNING LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
E wind 25 kt becoming NE 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers
early in the morning.
TONIGHT
NE wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft.
SAT
NE gale to 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 11 ft. Light
freezing spray.
SAT NIGHT
NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Light freezing
spray.
SUN
NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM
GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
W wind 25 kt becoming E 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers
early in the morning.
TONIGHT
E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft.
SAT
NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
SAT NIGHT
NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
SUN
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM
STORM WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
NE wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas
13 ft. Light freezing spray in the afternoon.
TONIGHT
NE wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray.
SAT
NE gale to 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
SAT NIGHT
NE gale to 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
SUN
NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft.
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM
GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers early in the
morning.
TONIGHT
NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Light freezing spray late.
SAT
NE gale to 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Light
freezing spray.
SAT NIGHT
NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Light freezing
spray.
SUN
NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Light freezing spray in the
afternoon.
TONIGHT
NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Light freezing spray.
SAT
NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Light freezing spray.
SAT NIGHT
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Light freezing spray.
SUN
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM
GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING
TODAY
E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers early in the
morning.
TONIGHT
E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
SAT
E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
SAT NIGHT
NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
SUN
NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.



