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Small Craft Advisory 53, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 18, 2026

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 18, 2026, 2:54 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 18, 2026, 2:54 AM AKST (11:54 UTC)
Expired: Jan 20, 2026, 2:28 AM AKST
In force: 48 hr
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 Jan 17, 4:19 PM AKST, 10 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 4:19 PM AKST, 10 hours 35 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
Jan 17, 3:01 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 17, 3:02 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	4 days
Jan 17, 3:02 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	72 hr
Jan 17, 3:02 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	72 hr
Jan 18, 3:15 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.