Gale Watch
NWS Caribou ME ยท US
Updated
Details
Gale Watch Remains In Effect From Friday Afternoon Through Sunday Evening
- Event
- Gale Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 7 to 12 ft possible.
Where
Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM and Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM.
When
From Friday afternoon 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 Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM
- Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Caribou ME
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m18s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M38F0DC6252J19TAEG65NTNV
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d001ecbf44ce099944504a325798dcf3a624922c.002.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Caribou ME
- AWIPS ID
- CAPCAR
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.1611
- 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 | GLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWCAR |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KCAR 240102 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KCAR.GL.A.0019.260925T2100Z-260928T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-27T20:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM
- Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073050 |
| SAME | 073051 |
| UGC | ANZ050 |
| UGC | ANZ051 |