Coastal Forecast by Zones - WFO Juneau, AK

On March, 8 2023, WFO Juneau, AK made significant changes to their marine forecast zones. Click here for details.

Coastal Marine Zone Forecasts by the Juneau, AK Forecast Office - To get the marine forecast for each zone, click on the link/name in the table. The map (below the table) shows the outline, zone number and zone name of each zone. There are no links to the forecasts on the map.

Zone Name	Zone Name
PKZ011: Glacier Bay	PKZ641: Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM
PKZ012: Northern Lynn Canal	PKZ642: Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM
PKZ013: Southern Lynn Canal	PKZ643: Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM
PKZ021: Icy Strait	PKZ644: Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM
PKZ022: Cross Sound	PKZ651: Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM
PKZ031: Stephens Passage	PKZ652: Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM
PKZ032: Northern Chatham Strait	PKZ661: Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM
PKZ033: Southern Chatham Strait	PKZ662: Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM
PKZ034: Frederick Sound	PKZ663: Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM
PKZ035: Sumner Strait	PKZ664: Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM
PKZ036: Clarence Strait	PKZ671: Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM
PKZ053: Yakutat Bay	PKZ672: Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM

map showing marine forecast zones near Juneau, AK

Coastal Waters Forecast which includes the synopsis and all these zones for SE Alaska inside coastal waters

Coastal Waters Forecast for Yakutat Bay (a synopsis specific for Yakutat Bay is unavailable)

Coastal Waters Forecast which includes the synopsis and all these zones for SE AK outside coastal waters

Special Marine Warning(s) and Marine Weather Statement(s) for these zones

Graphical Marine Forecasts are available here. Choose the map background and forecast element and zoom in to your area of interest.

Predicted Tides and Currents for these areas

Coastal Waters Forecasts are subdivided by zone, each identified by text description and a Universal Generic Code (UGC). The different colors used in the map above have no meaning and are only intended to assist in differentiating the zones.

These forecasts are also available via e-mail

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