Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Wakefield VA ยท US

New

Details

Small Craft Advisory In Effect From 1 PM This Afternoon To 7 AM EDT Friday

Event
Small Craft Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft expected.

Where

Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point, York River and James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge.

When

From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 AM EDT Friday.

Impacts

Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Instructions

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Affected areas

  • Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point
  • York River
  • James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Wakefield VA

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~48s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M33V40YEM1GS4HW0RY3GT0T0
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.010dd9eefd61fba089ad832b4bcceb1639fbac97.013.1
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.8495
WMO heading
XOUS51
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
51

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWAKQ
WMOidentifierWHUS71 KAKQ 220558
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EDT FRIDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.EXB.KAKQ.SC.Y.0092.260922T1700Z-260925T1100Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-25T07:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point
  • York River
  • James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge
NameValue
SAME073635
SAME073636
SAME073637
UGCANZ635
UGCANZ636
UGCANZ637