Gale Warning
NWS Boston/Norton MA ยท US
Details
Small Craft Advisory In Effect From 8 AM This Morning To 2 AM EDT Wednesday... ...Gale Warning In Effect From 2 AM Wednesday To 8 PM EDT Thursday
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 6 to 9 feet expected. For the Gale Warning, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 10 to 15 feet expected.
Where
Ocean Waters from Marthas Vineyard to Nantucket from 25 to 60 NM and Ocean Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard from 25 to 60 NM.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, from 8 AM this morning to 2 AM EDT Wednesday. For the Gale Warning, from 2 AM Wednesday to 8 PM EDT Thursday.
Impacts
Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Instructions
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
Affected areas
- Ocean Waters from Marthas Vineyard to Nantucket from 25 to 60 NM
- Ocean Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard from 25 to 60 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~19s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M33V350E85GC9BJ02YF3QTWJ
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3747c68c6814167ab1fa9225947b57722d95d7e2.003.2
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPBOX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.8458
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWBOX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KBOX 220558 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0021.260923T0600Z-260925T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-24T20:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Ocean Waters from Marthas Vineyard to Nantucket from 25 to 60 NM
- Ocean Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard from 25 to 60 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073282 |
| SAME | 073283 |
| UGC | ANZ282 |
| UGC | ANZ283 |