COTP Sector Western Alaska has issued a Navigational Safety Advisory to deactivate the Ice Guidelines (Condition B) for the Lower Cook Inlet, effective 24MAR2026 . Please direct any questions to MST2 Alan Young ( Alan.S.Young@uscg.mil ) or the Sector Western Alaska Command Center at SectorWesternAK@uscg.mil .

The Alaska Response Corporation has released its latest sea ice observation report for Cook Inlet on March 3, 2026. The report can be found here: https://akresponse.org/sea-ice/