{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.c4a450724ab0d837c84a59e305900bf7aa7cd0a1.020.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Small Craft Advisory issued September 18 at 11:22PM AKDT until September 20 at 5:00AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.c4a450724ab0d837c84a59e305900bf7aa7cd0a1.020.1","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":161,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Small Craft Advisory: Small Craft Advisory issued September 18 at 11:22PM AKDT until September 20 at 5:00AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Chiniak Bay\n**Issued by:** NWS Anchorage AK\n**Sent:** 2026-09-18T23:22:00-08:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-18T23:22:00-08:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-19T12:15:00-08:00\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.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less\nthan 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.\n.SAT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas\n3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain.\n.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.\n.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.\n.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.\n.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.\n.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft."}