Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Anchorage AK ยท US

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Details

Small Craft Advisory Through Wednesday Night

Event
Small Craft Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

Affected areas

  • Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Anchorage AK

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~42s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M741A07RM758D4TRWW9PBCR1
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.31e631813c5448532d3735e6e77e99f2e1566542.003.1
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Anchorage AK
AWIPS ID
CAPAFC
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.1160
WMO heading
XOAK51
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
Alaska (AK)
WMO bulletin number
51

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierCWFAER
WMOidentifierFZAK51 PAFC 110049
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.NEW.PAFC.SC.Y.6385.261111T1400Z-261112T1400Z/
eventEndingTime2026-11-12T05:00:00-09:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM
NameValue
SAME058711
UGCPKZ711