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Small Craft Advisory 643, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 2, 2026

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 2, 2026, 4:46 AM AKDT. It was in force for 47 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 2, 2026, 4:46 AM AKDT (12:46 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2026, 4:15 AM AKDT
In force: 47 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 Aug 1, 7:31 PM AKDT, 9 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 7:31 PM AKDT, 9 hours 15 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 1, 4:35 PM AKDT	High Surf Advisory	AFC	Bethel Census Area	50 hr
Aug 1, 4:50 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC		47 hr
Aug 1, 4:52 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC		59 hr
Aug 2, 4:16 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC		36 hr
Aug 2, 4:46 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC		24 hr
Aug 2, 11:21 AM AKDT	Wind Advisory	AFC	Anchorage Municipality	47 hr
Aug 2, 11:24 AM AKDT	Wind Advisory	AFC	Bethel Census Area	22 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2026 Every small craft advisory in 2026

Sources

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