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Storm Warning 21, NWS Juneau, AK

September 26, 2025

NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Sep 26, 2025, 3:42 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Sep 26, 2025, 3:42 PM AKDT (23:42 UTC)
Expired: Sep 26, 2025, 7:09 PM AKDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

320 
FZAK52 PAJK 262342
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
342 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

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.

PKZ099-271745-
342 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A decaying hurricane force low will quickly diminish during the
evening hours Friday after pushing stronger winds into the inner
channel waters. Strong gusts and high wave heights will continue
NE from southern Chatham Strait up through Stephens Passage
through the evening hours. Another low moves into the Gulf from
the north this weekend and will linger in the Gulf through the
start of next week. 

$$

PKZ641-271745-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
342 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 55 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 31 ft
subsiding to 23 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

$$

PKZ661-271745-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
342 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 26 ft. 
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ642-271745-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
342 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 55 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 26 ft.
Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. Rain.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ662-271745-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
342 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W wind 55 kt becoming SW 25 kt. Seas 24 ft. Showers.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ643-271745-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
342 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt becoming W 35 kt in the evening, then
becoming SW 20 kt late. Seas 16 ft. Showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ663-271745-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
342 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt becoming W 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Slight
chance of thunderstorms. 
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ644-271745-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
342 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Slight
chance of thunderstorms through the night. Showers.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ664-271745-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
342 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 13 ft.
Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. 
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ651-271745-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
342 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Showers.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ671-271745-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
342 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 11 ft. 
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ652-271745-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
342 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 7 ft building
to 8 ft. S swell. Showers.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ672-271745-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
342 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt. Seas 7 ft building to
9 ft. S swell. 
.SAT...S wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

1 follow-up statement

865 
FZAK52 PAJK 270309
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED
National Weather Service Juneau AK
709 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

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.

PKZ099-272115-
709 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A decaying hurricane force low will quickly diminish during the
evening hours Friday after pushing stronger winds into the inner
channel waters. Strong gusts and high wave heights will continue
NE from southern Chatham Strait up through Stephens Passage
through the evening hours. Another low moves into the Gulf from
the north this weekend and will linger in the Gulf through the
start of next week. 

$$

PKZ641-272115-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
709 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. Seas
23 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 



$$

PKZ661-272115-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
709 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. Seas
22 ft. 
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 



$$

PKZ642-272115-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
709 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt becoming SW 25 kt late. Seas
22 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. Rain.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 



$$

PKZ662-272115-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
709 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt becoming SW 25 kt late. Seas
21 ft. Showers.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 



$$

PKZ643-272115-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
709 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt becoming W 35 kt in the evening, then
becoming SW 20 kt late. Seas 16 ft. Showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 



$$

PKZ663-272115-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
709 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt becoming W 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Slight
chance of thunderstorms. 
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 



$$

PKZ644-272115-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
709 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Slight
chance of thunderstorms through the night. Showers.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Showers.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 



$$

PKZ664-272115-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
709 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 13 ft.
Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. 
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 



$$

PKZ651-272115-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
709 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Showers.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 



$$

PKZ671-272115-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
709 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 11 ft. 
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 



$$

PKZ652-272115-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
709 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 7 ft building
to 8 ft. S swell. Showers.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 



$$

PKZ672-272115-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
709 PM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt. Seas 7 ft building to
9 ft. S swell. 
.SAT...S wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 



$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 25, 6:41 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AJK		13 hr
Sep 25, 7:53 PM AKDT	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	AJK		20 hr
Sep 25, 8:04 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AJK		20 hr
Sep 25, 8:04 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AJK		23 hr
Sep 26, 3:50 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AJK		12 hr
Sep 26, 10:46 AM AKDT	Special Marine Warning	AJK		119 min
Sep 26, 10:57 AM AKDT	Special Weather Statement	AJK	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	33 min
Sep 26, 11:40 AM AKDT	Special Marine Warning	AJK		2 hr
Sep 26, 11:53 AM AKDT	Special Marine Warning	AJK		37 min
Sep 26, 1:28 PM AKDT	Special Marine Warning	AJK		2 hr
Sep 26, 3:42 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AJK		3 hr
Sep 26, 3:42 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AJK		13 hr
Sep 26, 3:42 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AJK		16 hr

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