Small Craft Advisory

NWS Juneau AK · US

Updated

Details

Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 1 PM AKDT This Afternoon... ...Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect From 1 PM This Afternoon To 6 PM AKDT Monday... ...Small Craft Advisory Will Expire At 7 AM AKDT This Morning

Event: Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 2026-09-20 14:34:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-20 21:00:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-20 22:45:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-22 02:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

For the Gale Warning, south winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 14 to 19 ft expected. For the Small Craft Advisory, southwest winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 15 to 20 ft expected.

Where

Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM.

When

For the Gale Warning, until 1 PM AKDT this afternoon. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 1 PM this afternoon to 6 PM AKDT Monday.

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 Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM

Public contact

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

Message record

Received: 2026-09-20 14:35:05 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m5s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M2ZKVYRRGK7XAFVZKSXTHQE7
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2c65cd0151bbd6eb35269b88fda35546492a3ff4.002.3
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.3648
WMO heading: XOAK57
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: Alaska (AK)
WMO bulletin number: 57

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7a3d1f52f33516bc9fc14b6c42c8208e6c487cff.001.4
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-20 08:50:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4d3d15fe4bf37b32eaa6faaa8443bdcf580c5e78.008.3
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-20 11:47:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.14eeac8c304627a125f0e3f0f0d18cec138aa659.003.3
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-20 11:54:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.35cea39a882ffbda4e009845181eda5fd3eeddaf.001.5
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-20 02:56:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7834c0795f6177656889cfa960b853875f4789db.001.5
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-19 23:02:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.06a710a8bc692aeab169ba6f57389f92365f6bf4.007.5
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-19 20:43:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	SCY

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	MWWAJK
WMOidentifier	WHAK77 PAJK 201434
NWSheadline	GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM AKDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM AKDT THIS MORNING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.PAJK.SC.Y.0303.260920T2100Z-260922T0200Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-21T18:00:00-08:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.35cea39a882ffbda4e009845181eda5fd3eeddaf.001.5,2026-09-19T18:56:00-08:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7834c0795f6177656889cfa960b853875f4789db.001.5,2026-09-19T15:02:00-08:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.06a710a8bc692aeab169ba6f57389f92365f6bf4.007.5,2026-09-19T12:43:00-08:00

Locations

Location data

Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM

Name	Value
SAME	058662
UGC	PKZ662