Gale Warning
NWS Wilmington NC ยท US
Updated
Details
Gale Warning Now In Effect From 8 PM This Evening To 6 AM EDT Friday
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Effective
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
North winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 8 to 13 ft expected.
Where
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM.
When
From 8 PM this evening to 6 AM 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 Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wilmington NC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~10s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M37MDW0XVHGZYDPG1Y2TJQKT
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8a3e13dd664a4780661d61891510804928e9bdb1.003.1
- 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.7016
- WMO heading
- XOUS52
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 52
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWILM |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS72 KILM 231713 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KILM.GL.W.0009.260924T0000Z-260925T1000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T06:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 075280 |
| UGC | AMZ280 |