Gale Watch
NWS Wakefield VA ยท US
Updated
Details
Small Craft Advisory In Effect Until 1 AM EDT Wednesday... ...Gale Watch Remains In Effect From Late Tuesday Night 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 seas 6 to 9 ft. For the Gale Watch, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 8 to 13 ft possible.
Where
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia- North Carolina border out 20 NM.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, until 1 AM EDT Wednesday. For the Gale Watch, from late Tuesday night 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
- Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wakefield VA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~48s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M331HHVANRPW2NEP0VGKVYXM
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.18918dcc145235e50d9da5590857c09f8cf16a75.001.2
- 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.8018
- 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 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KAKQ.GL.A.0015.260923T0500Z-260925T1100Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T07:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c6ad72879e0a2cb9339d7a1c2c34335cae5e104a.003.1,2026-09-21T10:28:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6184339616047befd1a1b3250e3d0878f4d45725.003.1,2026-09-21T01:50:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073656 |
| UGC | ANZ656 |