{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.a1408ece29fe41597aba97c29c9d6654b973a098.025.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Small Craft Advisory issued September 16 at 2:38AM AKDT until September 16 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.a1408ece29fe41597aba97c29c9d6654b973a098.025.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Anchorage AK"},"word_count":203,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Small Craft Advisory: Small Craft Advisory issued September 16 at 2:38AM AKDT until September 16 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Kachemak Bay\n**Issued by:** NWS Anchorage AK\n**Sent:** 2026-09-16T02:38:00-08:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-16T02:38:00-08:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-16T15:30:00-08:00\n\n## Description\nCoastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast\nup to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet.\n\nWind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction\nexpected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest\none-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.\n\n.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. In the\nouter bay, SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts\nto 30 kt in the morning except gusts to 40 kt in the outer bay in the\nmorning. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon except seas 8\nft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon in the outer bay.\n.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.\n.THU...SE wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.\n.THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.\n.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.\n.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.\n.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft."}