Gale Watch
NWS Wakefield VA ยท US
Updated
Details
Small Craft Advisory In Effect Until 4 AM EDT Wednesday... ...Gale Watch Remains In Effect From Late Tuesday Night Through Thursday Evening
- 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, east winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 3o kt and waves 4 to 7 ft. For the Gale Watch, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and waves 6 to 9 ft possible.
Where
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, until 4 AM EDT Wednesday. For the Gale Watch, from late Tuesday night through Thursday evening.
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 Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wakefield VA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~47s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M331HH3GDZABXM06RZVX5Y9Z
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.18918dcc145235e50d9da5590857c09f8cf16a75.002.2
- 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.8009
- 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
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWAKQ |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KAKQ 212231 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KAKQ.GL.A.0015.260923T0800Z-260925T0400Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T00:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c6ad72879e0a2cb9339d7a1c2c34335cae5e104a.007.1,2026-09-21T10:28:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6184339616047befd1a1b3250e3d0878f4d45725.007.1,2026-09-21T01:50:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073634 |
| UGC | ANZ634 |