Gale Warning
NWS Wakefield VA ยท US
Updated
Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 4 AM EDT Wednesday... ...Gale Warning Remains In Effect From 4 AM Wednesday To 1 AM EDT Friday
- 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, east winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 4 to 6 ft. For the Gale Warning, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and waves 6 to 9 ft expected.
Where
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, until 4 AM EDT Wednesday. For the Gale Warning, from 4 AM Wednesday to 1 AM EDT Friday.
Impacts
Strong winds will cause hazardous waves 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
- Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wakefield VA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~25s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M35WNQ9PJJDR5VN8GJ0577HC
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d53ce56758df659b98e5865569f0d5c4972ccff7.002.2
- 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.1608
- 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 | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWAKQ |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KAKQ 230104 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EDT FRIDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KAKQ.GL.W.0016.260923T0800Z-260925T0500Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T01:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0ee0f9ff64899c40032c3b2079c3a516bfa761ca.004.2,2026-09-22T09:35:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b720e415d67fd1a611a44d86d452146017732533.004.2,2026-09-22T06:25:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.010dd9eefd61fba089ad832b4bcceb1639fbac97.004.3,2026-09-22T01:58:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073634 |
| UGC | ANZ634 |