Gale Watch
NWS Wilmington NC ยท US
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Gale Watch In Effect From Thursday Afternoon Through Late Thursday Night
- Event
- Gale Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
North winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 7 to 12 ft possible.
Where
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM.
When
From Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night.
Impacts
Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Instructions
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and seas.
Affected areas
- Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wilmington NC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m6s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M36ESJYYGB7BSK4HGBW22AEH
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6b6b397babf5bda8496f2d299d7cd55e22575e03.004.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Wilmington NC
- AWIPS ID
- CAPILM
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.483
- 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 | GLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWILM |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS72 KILM 230620 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KILM.GL.A.0006.260924T1800Z-260925T0800Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T04:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 075284 |
| UGC | AMZ284 |