Gale Watch
NWS Wakefield VA ยท US
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Details
Gale Watch In Effect From Wednesday Afternoon Through Friday Morning
- Event
- Gale Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 9 to 14 ft possible.
Where
Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM.
When
From Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning.
Impacts
Strong winds can cause hazardous waves 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
- Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wakefield VA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~56s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M32EV1TVPACSE6NP11D14E0B
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.952f2a4bd9aff33504a536f4a65a431c62963733.002.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Wakefield VA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPAKQ
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.6942
- 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 | MWWAKQ |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KAKQ 211704 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXB.KAKQ.GL.A.0015.260923T1700Z-260925T1100Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T07:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073658 |
| UGC | ANZ658 |