Small Craft Advisory

NWS Juneau AK · US

Updated

This event was updated at 2026-09-19 11:50:00 UTC.

Details

Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect From 10 AM This Morning To 4 AM AKDT Saturday... ...Small Craft Advisory In Effect From 4 PM Saturday To 4 AM AKDT Sunday

Event: Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 2026-09-18 12:23:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-18 18:00:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-18 20:30:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-19 12:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

For the first Small Craft Advisory, southeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 7 to 12 ft expected. For the second Small Craft Advisory, southeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 8 to 13 ft expected.

Where

Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM.

When

For the first Small Craft Advisory, from 10 AM this morning to 4 AM AKDT Saturday. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 4 PM Saturday to 4 AM AKDT Sunday.

Impacts

Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Instructions

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Affected areas

Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Juneau AK
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-18 12:24:16 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m17s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M2T7K0938V52MXAD61GDFRKY
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f282cb072d960f49408b77e0fb50e833f495952b.016.1
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.602
WMO heading: XOAK57
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: Alaska (AK)
WMO bulletin number: 57

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.db87e0caaa28039f7c6d0db4758d940299361b98.012.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-18 06:10:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.469376e312b68e31835e8217e24acd181ffdf37c.017.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-17 22:42:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6ba86172ef876e0dbfabcb3d783e531698a62837.007.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-17 14:36:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.60dccc5582d09512eeedd675c7d91d5a417ab17f.011.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-17 13:28:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ba71960e66c4a8ce89cb3b874220e6881275c086.005.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-17 11:40:00 UTC

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 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM AKDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM AKDT SUNDAY
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.EXT.PAJK.SC.Y.0291.260918T1800Z-260919T1200Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-19T04:00:00-08:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.469376e312b68e31835e8217e24acd181ffdf37c.017.1,2026-09-17T14:42:00-08:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6ba86172ef876e0dbfabcb3d783e531698a62837.007.1,2026-09-17T06:36:00-08:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.60dccc5582d09512eeedd675c7d91d5a417ab17f.011.1,2026-09-17T05:28:00-08:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ba71960e66c4a8ce89cb3b874220e6881275c086.005.1,2026-09-17T03:40:00-08:00

Locations

Location data

Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM

Name	Value
SAME	058643
UGC	PKZ643