Small Craft Advisory
NWS Juneau AK ยท US
Details
Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect From 7 AM This Morning To 1 PM AKDT This Afternoon... ...Gale Warning Now In Effect From 1 PM To 4 PM AKDT This Afternoon... ...Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect From 4 PM This Afternoon To 1 AM AKDT Saturday... ...Small Craft Advisory In Effect From 4 PM Saturday To 4 AM AKDT Sunday
- Event
- Small Craft Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the first Small Craft Advisory, east winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt expected. For the Gale Warning, east winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 7 to 11 ft expected. For the second Small Craft Advisory, south winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 8 to 13 ft expected. For the third Small Craft Advisory, east winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 9 to 14 ft expected.
Where
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM.
When
For the first Small Craft Advisory, from 7 AM this morning to 1 PM AKDT this afternoon. For the Gale Warning, from 1 PM to 4 PM AKDT this afternoon. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 4 PM this afternoon to 1 AM AKDT Saturday. For the third Small Craft Advisory, from 4 PM Saturday to 4 AM AKDT Sunday.
Impacts
Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Instructions
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
Affected areas
- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Juneau AK
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m15s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2T7JYDRBAK0YNP4RBE2F2SM
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f282cb072d960f49408b77e0fb50e833f495952b.008.4
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Juneau AK
- AWIPS ID
- CAPAJK
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.573
- WMO heading
- XOAK57
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- Alaska (AK)
- WMO bulletin number
- 57
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWAJK |
| WMOidentifier | WHAK77 PAJK 181223 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM AKDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM AKDT SUNDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXB.PAJK.SC.Y.0294.260920T0000Z-260920T1200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-20T04:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 058651 |
| UGC | PKZ651 |