Gale Watch
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ยท US
Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 6 AM EDT Wednesday... ...Gale Watch Remains In Effect From Wednesday Morning Through Thursday Afternoon
- 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 waves 2 to 4 ft expected. For the Gale Watch, northeast winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and waves 3 to 6 ft possible.
Where
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, until 6 AM EDT Wednesday. For the Gale Watch, from Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon.
Impacts
Strong winds can cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels.
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 Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA
- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~46s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M33DJ092YQ4PZ8VEXD1NS89V
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a97a98d0826ed2072af5d0df0bac6b9fc3e5c943.002.2
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
- AWIPS ID
- CAPLWX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.3048
- 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
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWLWX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KLWX 220201 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KLWX.GL.A.0009.260923T1000Z-260924T2200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-24T18:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7e7c4dd67c0ac7a1586c4640ed715cc9f3a8ead1.002.3,2026-09-21T11:39:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4c6608030f974cf339fafa8bd77cca3c4c978a34.002.3,2026-09-21T08:59:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA
- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073534 |
| SAME | 073543 |
| UGC | ANZ534 |
| UGC | ANZ543 |