Gale Watch
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC ยท US
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Details
Small Craft Advisory In Effect From 5 PM Tuesday To 5 PM EDT Wednesday... ...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
For the Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and rough waters expected. For the Gale Watch, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and extremely rough waters possible.
Where
Albemarle, Croatan, and Roanoke Sounds and the Alligator River.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, from 5 PM Tuesday to 5 PM EDT Wednesday. For the Gale Watch, from Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning.
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
- Alligator River
- Albemarle Sound
- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~3m9s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M32J1ZD86YZSX48TFMGHF812
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b2f75a5110b7ba9d7d3ec7bdfb7c81018a55846.001.2
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- AWIPS ID
- CAPMHX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.10
- WMO heading
- XOUS52
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 52
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWMHX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS72 KMHX 211758 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KMHX.GL.A.0013.260923T2100Z-260925T1200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T08:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Alligator River
- Albemarle Sound
- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 075131 |
| SAME | 075230 |
| SAME | 075231 |
| UGC | AMZ131 |
| UGC | AMZ230 |
| UGC | AMZ231 |