Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2026

Small Craft Advisory 77, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 26, 2026

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 26, 2026, 3:59 AM AKST. It was in force for 71 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 26, 2026, 3:59 AM AKST (12:59 UTC)
Expired: Jan 29, 2026, 3:15 AM AKST
In force: 71 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 25, 7:01 PM AKST, 8 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 7:01 PM AKST, 8 hours 58 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 26, 3:51 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Jan 26, 3:51 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Jan 26, 3:51 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Jan 26, 3:51 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	48 hr
Jan 26, 3:53 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	48 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.