Gale Warning
NWS Boston/Norton MA ยท US
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Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 8 AM EDT Friday... ...Gale Warning Remains In Effect From 8 AM Friday To 8 PM EDT Saturday
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 2 to 3 feet. For the Gale Warning, north winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and waves around 3 feet expected.
Where
Narragansett Bay.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, until 8 AM EDT Friday. For the Gale Warning, from 8 AM Friday to 8 PM EDT Saturday.
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
- Narragansett Bay
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~19s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M37XHZ0F1Z9JJQADSCF5EC7G
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3f2fa615f75ba0ab41741bad82d2778b442e0c35.004.2
- 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.3106
- 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
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWBOX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KBOX 231958 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KBOX.GL.W.0022.260925T1200Z-260927T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-26T20:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.22080b684e3dc39866cab6f9cf7ef56c037fbbd9.003.2,2026-09-23T02:24:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Narragansett Bay
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073236 |
| UGC | ANZ236 |