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Small Craft Advisory 270, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 21, 2026

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 21, 2026, 3:26 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 21, 2026, 3:26 PM AKDT (23:26 UTC)
Expired: Mar 25, 2026, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Mar 21, 4:33 AM AKDT, 10 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 4:33 AM AKDT, 10 hours 53 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 21, 10:18 AM AKDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 21, 2:10 PM AKDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 20, 4:18 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	23 hr
Mar 21, 3:16 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Mar 21, 3:16 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Mar 21, 3:16 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Mar 21, 3:51 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Mar 21, 3:26 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Mar 21, 3:26 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr

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Sources

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