FZAK51 PAJK 212300 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 300 PM AKDT Sat Mar 21 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. PKZ098-221500- 300 PM AKDT Sat Mar 21 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A broad and complex area of low pressure over the Gulf remains through Monday. A gale force front across the southern panhandle will move NE Saturday evening while weakening. Snow showers will persist into Sunday night, creating infrequent times of increased wind gusts and reduced visibilities. $$ PKZ011-221500- Glacier Bay- 300 PM AKDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. Snow showers in the morning, then snow showers and rain showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ012-221500- Northern Lynn Canal- 300 PM AKDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt late. Gusts to 40 kt late. Seas building to 5 ft late. Rain showers in the evening. Snow showers. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. Snow showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Light freezing spray late. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Light freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray. .TUE...N gale to 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N gale to 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ013-221500- Southern Lynn Canal- 300 PM AKDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt late. Near Point Couverden, N wind 20 kt becoming SE 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. Snow showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N gale to 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ021-221500- Icy Strait- 300 PM AKDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers in the morning. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-221500- Cross Sound- 300 PM AKDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers in the evening. Snow showers. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. Rain showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ031-221500- Stephens Passage- 300 PM AKDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers in the evening, then snow showers and rain showers late. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming SE late. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ032-221500- Northern Chatham Strait- 300 PM AKDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers in the evening, then snow showers late. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers in the morning, then snow showers and rain showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE late. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-221500- Southern Chatham Strait- 300 PM AKDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 5 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 9 ft building to 15 ft. Rain showers in the evening. Snow showers. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers in the evening. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ034-221500- Frederick Sound- 300 PM AKDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers in the evening. Snow showers. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers in the morning, then snow showers and rain showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming SE late. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ035-221500- Sumner Strait- 300 PM AKDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 5 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers in the evening. Snow showers. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers. Rain showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. Near ocean entrances, seas 6 ft. Snow showers. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 5 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-221500- Clarence Strait- 300 PM AKDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the evening. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers and rain showers in the evening. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$