Small Craft Advisory
NWS Juneau AK ยท US
Details
Gale Warning Now In Effect Until 4 PM AKDT This Afternoon... ...Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect From 4 PM This Afternoon To 4 AM AKDT Saturday... ...Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect From 4 PM Saturday To 1 AM AKDT Sunday... ...Gale Warning Remains In Effect From 1 AM 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 Gale Warning, southeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 7 to 12 ft. For the first Small Craft Advisory, south winds 25 to 35 kt and seas 7 to 12 ft expected. For the second Small Craft Advisory, southeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 9 to 14 ft expected. For the second Gale Warning, south winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 13 to 17 ft expected.
Where
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM.
When
For the first Gale Warning, until 4 PM AKDT this afternoon. For the first Small Craft Advisory, from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM AKDT Saturday. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 4 PM Saturday to 1 AM AKDT Sunday. For the second Gale Warning, from 1 AM 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 Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Juneau AK
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~52s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2TTSF348GE0XPJ6YQRR2SC4
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a029cefcbe7eaa9dc58ed96de71a765234e5f174.001.4
- 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.8439
- WMO heading
- XOAK57
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- Alaska (AK)
- WMO bulletin number
- 57
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWAJK |
| WMOidentifier | WHAK77 PAJK 181759 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM AKDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM AKDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 AM AKDT SUNDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.PAJK.SC.Y.0294.260920T0000Z-260920T0900Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-20T01:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 058664 |
| UGC | PKZ664 |