Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Anchorage AK ยท US

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Details

Small Craft Advisory Through Tonight

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. .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Affected areas

  • Northwest Prince William Sound

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Anchorage AK

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~41s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M75J9B33BXQEPCJTV6EDXBNT
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bc9180b359bfce2e85b1916eb674540944b968a8.008.1
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Anchorage AK
AWIPS ID
CAPAFC
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.4381
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 111505 AAA
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.NEW.PAFC.SC.Y.1499.261111T1500Z-261112T1400Z/
eventEndingTime2026-11-12T05:00:00-09:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Northwest Prince William Sound
NameValue
SAME058724
UGCPKZ724