Small Craft Advisory issued September 9 at 6:31AM AKDT until September 10 at 1:00AM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM

Urgency: Expected

Certainty: Likely

Onset: 9/9/2026, 2:31:00 PM

Expires: 9/9/2026, 10:45:00 PM

Details

* WHAT...Seas 7 to 10 ft. * WHERE...Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM. * WHEN...Until 1 AM AKDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

What To Do

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Other Active Small Craft Advisory Alerts

Small Craft Advisory issued September 10 at 6:13AM EDT until September 10 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor; Chester River to Queenstown MD; Eastern Bay; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River; Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD

Small Craft Advisory issued September 10 at 6:13AM EDT until September 10 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island

Small Craft Advisory issued September 10 at 5:57AM EDT until September 10 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 NM

Small Craft Advisory issued September 10 at 5:57AM EDT until September 10 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point; York River; James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge

Small Craft Advisory issued September 10 at 5:57AM EDT until September 10 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA; Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA; Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA; Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

Source: National Weather Service.