Gale Watch

NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC · US

Cancelled

Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 6 AM EDT Wednesday... ...Gale Warning In Effect From 6 AM Wednesday To 6 AM EDT Thursday

Event: Gale Watch
Issued: 2026-09-22 06:17:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-23 10:00:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-22 06:32:34 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-24 22:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Past
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Response: Monitor

Description

The Gale Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on this developing situation.

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

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: 2026-09-22 06:17:41 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~42s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Cancel
Lifecycle: Cancelled
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M33W6MSDJYC6MG4RZSRP2B0M
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6581abb7868471c2b96a6c70bf12d06ffcdeaa1c.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.507
WMO heading: XOUS51
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 51

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a97a98d0826ed2072af5d0df0bac6b9fc3e5c943.002.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-22 02:01:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.061e161d6f7bf5e341473994a2df22ab720733e0.002.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-21 20:00:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c5758caa261710e905470f92e057b3568797f933.002.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-21 18:06:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7e7c4dd67c0ac7a1586c4640ed715cc9f3a8ead1.002.3
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-21 15:39:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4c6608030f974cf339fafa8bd77cca3c4c978a34.002.3
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-21 12:59:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	GLA

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	MWWLWX
WMOidentifier	WHUS71 KLWX 220617
NWSheadline	SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.UPG.KLWX.GL.A.0009.260923T1000Z-260924T2200Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-24T18:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.061e161d6f7bf5e341473994a2df22ab720733e0.002.2,2026-09-21T16:00:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c5758caa261710e905470f92e057b3568797f933.002.2,2026-09-21T14:06:00-04:00 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