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Small Craft Advisory 83, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 27, 2026

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 27, 2026, 4:13 PM AKST. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 27, 2026, 4:13 PM AKST (01:13 UTC)
Expired: Jan 29, 2026, 3:15 AM AKST
In force: 35 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 27, 5:32 AM AKST, 10 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 5:32 AM AKST, 10 hours 41 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 27, 10:31 AM AKST, 5 hours 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 27, 11:42 AM AKST, 4 hours 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 27, 3:28 PM AKST, 45 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 27, 4:13 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	22 hr
Jan 27, 4:13 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	47 hr
Jan 27, 4:13 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	35 hr
Jan 28, 3:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 28, 3:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jan 28, 3:46 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jan 28, 3:46 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 28, 3:46 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jan 28, 3:46 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 28, 2:38 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 28, 2:38 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	13 hr
Jan 28, 2:41 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	13 hr
Jan 28, 2:41 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	13 hr
Jan 28, 2:41 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	13 hr

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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.