Gale Watch
NWS Boston/Norton MA ยท US
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Details
Gale Watch In Effect From Tuesday Afternoon Through Thursday Afternoon
- Event
- Gale Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 11 to 16 feet possible.
Where
Ocean Waters from Marthas Vineyard to Nantucket from 25 to 60 NM and Ocean Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard from 25 to 60 NM.
When
From Tuesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon.
Impacts
Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Instructions
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and seas.
Affected areas
- Ocean Waters from Marthas Vineyard to Nantucket from 25 to 60 NM
- Ocean Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard from 25 to 60 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~31s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2ZZEKNAZ555VXJY05GGB5FJ
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.28699bb856686343f16576b7f7f3ef731eb7dea0.005.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPBOX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.8390
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWBOX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KBOX 201757 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.A.0017.260922T1800Z-260924T1700Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-24T13:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Ocean Waters from Marthas Vineyard to Nantucket from 25 to 60 NM
- Ocean Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard from 25 to 60 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073282 |
| SAME | 073283 |
| UGC | ANZ282 |
| UGC | ANZ283 |