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Small Craft Advisory 593, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 16, 2026

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 16, 2026, 8:49 PM AKDT. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 16, 2026, 8:49 PM AKDT (04:49 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2026, 3:15 PM AKDT
In force: 42 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 Jul 16, 7:33 AM AKDT, 13 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 7:33 AM AKDT, 13 hours 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
Jul 17, 2:39 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	37 hr
Jul 17, 3:25 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	11 hr
Jul 17, 3:25 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Jul 17, 2:34 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Jul 17, 2:39 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	25 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.