Gale Watch
NWS Wakefield VA ยท US
Updated
Details
Gale Watch Remains In Effect From Late Tuesday Night 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 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and waves 3 to 6 ft possible.
Where
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA and Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA.
When
From late Tuesday night through Thursday afternoon.
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 waves.
Affected areas
- Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA
- Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wakefield VA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~57s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M32EV283FCDK8GM8AR4T6YE8
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.952f2a4bd9aff33504a536f4a65a431c62963733.010.1
- 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.6949
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWAKQ |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KAKQ 211704 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KAKQ.GL.A.0015.260923T0800Z-260924T2200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-24T18:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6184339616047befd1a1b3250e3d0878f4d45725.006.1,2026-09-21T01:50:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA
- Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073630 |
| SAME | 073631 |
| UGC | ANZ630 |
| UGC | ANZ631 |