Gale Warning
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC ยท US
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Details
Gale Warning In Effect From 2 PM Wednesday To 6 PM EDT Friday
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Northeast winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 12 to 17 ft expected.
Where
The offshore waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout.
When
From 2 PM Wednesday to 6 PM EDT Friday.
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
- Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~52s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M33YNP9QH4HCNWHS72Y229F3
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7fa8dde9ec9421c085fc3fb489744b086adfea50.011.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- AWIPS ID
- CAPMHX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.2012
- WMO heading
- XOUS52
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 52
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWMHX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS72 KMHX 220700 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KMHX.GL.W.0026.260923T1800Z-260925T2200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T18:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 075186 |
| UGC | AMZ186 |