Gale Warning

NWS Newport/Morehead City NC · US

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Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 8 PM EDT Friday

Event: Gale Warning
Issued: 2026-09-23 19:20:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-23 19:20:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-24 07:30:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-26 00:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

North winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and very rough waters.

Where

Albemarle, Croatan, and Roanoke Sounds and the Alligator River.

When

Until 8 PM 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

Alligator River
Albemarle Sound
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-23 19:21:00 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m0s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Alert
Lifecycle: New
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M37VDMSKHP04811APNXWRERB
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bf33c9676eeff7f6c81087bd8a3588e0604a8557.005.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
AWIPS ID: CAPMHX
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.2217
WMO heading: XOUS52
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 52

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.17dfc6372c5704e277ca7f3f17a72c4a83481af9.004.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-23 07:06:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.061d5a4196007926089641f27f75e6b5d2ef3cf0.005.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-23 06:20:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bcfd206785581a656ba8ed4bd6817c7f2bf98ca7.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-22 18:33:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf63c6fb6024c5155958c1bba1c5eeed4fc0d39f.006.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-22 09:46:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7fa8dde9ec9421c085fc3fb489744b086adfea50.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-22 07:00:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	GLW

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	MWWMHX
WMOidentifier	WHUS72 KMHX 231920
NWSheadline	GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-260926T0000Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-25T20:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.17dfc6372c5704e277ca7f3f17a72c4a83481af9.004.1,2026-09-23T03:06:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.061d5a4196007926089641f27f75e6b5d2ef3cf0.005.1,2026-09-23T02:20:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bcfd206785581a656ba8ed4bd6817c7f2bf98ca7.001.1,2026-09-22T14:33:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf63c6fb6024c5155958c1bba1c5eeed4fc0d39f.006.1,2026-09-22T05:46:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7fa8dde9ec9421c085fc3fb489744b086adfea50.001.2,2026-09-22T03:00:00-04:00

Locations

Location data

Alligator River
Albemarle Sound
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds

Name	Value
SAME	075131
SAME	075230
SAME	075231
UGC	AMZ131
UGC	AMZ230
UGC	AMZ231