Gale Watch
NWS Gray ME ยท US
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Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 8 AM EDT Friday... ...Gale Watch In Effect From Friday Morning Through Sunday Evening
- Event
- Gale Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
For the Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 5 to 8 ft. For the Gale Watch, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 10 to 15 ft possible.
Where
Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, until 8 AM EDT Friday. For the Gale Watch, from Friday morning through Sunday evening.
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
- Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Gray ME
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~44s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M37RRXJ4DDV7TE26P37A1PH3
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.88e9a1d948531f6b470863eb7f2144f355a8d285.001.2
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Gray ME
- AWIPS ID
- CAPGYX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.1052
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWGYX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KGYX 231834 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KGYX.GL.A.0019.260925T1200Z-260928T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-27T20:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073154 |
| UGC | ANZ154 |