Gale Watch
NWS Boston/Norton MA ยท US
New
Details
Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect From 8 AM This Morning To 5 PM EDT This Afternoon... ...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
For the Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 15 to 25 kt and seas around 3 feet expected. For the Gale Watch, northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 5 to 8 feet possible.
Where
Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, from 8 AM this morning to 5 PM EDT this afternoon. For the Gale Watch, 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
- Rhode Island Sound
- Block Island Sound
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~47s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M31CS956R5P50CN4PM103AX9
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.837fedbcb546dda90d11f99b6a639d6904cda6c3.001.2
- 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.2069
- 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 210709 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXA.KBOX.GL.A.0017.260922T1800Z-260924T1700Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-24T13:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Rhode Island Sound
- Block Island Sound
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073235 |
| SAME | 073237 |
| UGC | ANZ235 |
| UGC | ANZ237 |