Small Craft Advisory

NWS Wakefield VA · US

Updated

Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 7 AM EDT This Morning... ...Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 10 PM EDT Thursday

Event: Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 2026-09-23 10:03:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-23 10:03:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-23 18:15:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-23 11:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

For the Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 3 to 4 ft. For the Gale Warning, northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and waves 3 to 5 ft expected.

Where

James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River.

When

For the Small Craft Advisory, until 7 AM EDT this morning. For the Gale Warning, until 10 PM EDT Thursday.

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

James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Wakefield VA
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-23 10:03:45 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~46s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M36VH9X5FMB4YCY94WXCH3SX
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f97b3bbcd5a4d0c1ebf7df9a92023e30b8df3d93.001.1
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.7084
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.a35bfe6126fbc563a7f9c96570adc73cc2eeaf79.004.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-23 05:57:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d53ce56758df659b98e5865569f0d5c4972ccff7.005.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-23 01:04:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f17cdf480bc3e9db14fa9967b32ee09afc20c6c4.007.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-22 18:58:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0ee0f9ff64899c40032c3b2079c3a516bfa761ca.007.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-22 13:35:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b720e415d67fd1a611a44d86d452146017732533.007.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-22 10:25:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.010dd9eefd61fba089ad832b4bcceb1639fbac97.007.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-22 05:58:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	SCY

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	MWWAKQ
WMOidentifier	WHUS71 KAKQ 231003
NWSheadline	SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THURSDAY
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-260923T1100Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-23T07:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d53ce56758df659b98e5865569f0d5c4972ccff7.005.1,2026-09-22T21:04:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f17cdf480bc3e9db14fa9967b32ee09afc20c6c4.007.1,2026-09-22T14:58:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0ee0f9ff64899c40032c3b2079c3a516bfa761ca.007.1,2026-09-22T09:35:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b720e415d67fd1a611a44d86d452146017732533.007.1,2026-09-22T06:25:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.010dd9eefd61fba089ad832b4bcceb1639fbac97.007.1,2026-09-22T01:58:00-04:00

Locations

Location data

James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River

Name	Value
SAME	073639
UGC	ANZ639