Small Craft Advisory
NWS Boston/Norton MA ยท US
Details
Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect Until 2 AM EDT Friday... ...Gale Warning In Effect From 2 AM To 11 AM EDT Friday... ...Storm Watch In Effect From Friday Morning Through Saturday Evening
- Event
- Small Craft Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 5 to 8 feet. For the Gale Warning, northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 6 to 11 feet expected. For the Storm Watch, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt and seas 9 to 14 feet possible.
Where
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, until 2 AM EDT Friday. For the Gale Warning, from 2 AM to 11 AM EDT Friday. For the Storm Watch, from Friday morning through Saturday evening.
Impacts
Storm force winds and hazardous seas could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Instructions
Mariners should prepare to remain in port, alter course, and/or secure the vessel before the onset of severe conditions.
Affected areas
- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
- Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m1s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M36F0RBNA91WNPB1T8NGP8Y5
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.22080b684e3dc39866cab6f9cf7ef56c037fbbd9.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPBOX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.645
- 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
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.37a74d0a6a8d747f0bc6a51e7981ca23fe11cd7e.007.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWBOX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KBOX 230624 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-260925T0600Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T02:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.37a74d0a6a8d747f0bc6a51e7981ca23fe11cd7e.007.1,2026-09-22T06:35:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
- Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073250 |
| SAME | 073251 |
| UGC | ANZ250 |
| UGC | ANZ251 |