Gale Warning

NWS Newport/Morehead City NC · US

Updated

Details

Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 8 PM EDT Friday

Event: Gale Warning
Issued: 2026-09-24 18:52:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-24 18:52:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-25 07:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-26 00:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

North winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and extremely rough waters.

Where

Pamlico Sound.

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

Pamlico Sound

Public contact

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

Message record

Received: 2026-09-24 18:52:54 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~55s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M3AC6XFHWJ1GQGN6MD84MVRA
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.12b29f02e8fadc5e3089663e478ad8fa6cfa46b7.006.1
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.1564
WMO heading: XOUS52
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 52

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.977253ab7696fceec1d0c0a9cff731735cfbdc43.006.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-24 06:01:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7570a6ba634bda5fa0fbe0de5582bd65f6604b3f.006.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-24 13:57:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bf33c9676eeff7f6c81087bd8a3588e0604a8557.006.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-23 19:20:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.17dfc6372c5704e277ca7f3f17a72c4a83481af9.005.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-23 07:06:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.061d5a4196007926089641f27f75e6b5d2ef3cf0.006.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-23 06:20:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bcfd206785581a656ba8ed4bd6817c7f2bf98ca7.006.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-22 18:33:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf63c6fb6024c5155958c1bba1c5eeed4fc0d39f.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-22 09:46:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7fa8dde9ec9421c085fc3fb489744b086adfea50.004.2
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 241852
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.bf33c9676eeff7f6c81087bd8a3588e0604a8557.006.1,2026-09-23T15:20:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.17dfc6372c5704e277ca7f3f17a72c4a83481af9.005.1,2026-09-23T03:06:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.061d5a4196007926089641f27f75e6b5d2ef3cf0.006.1,2026-09-23T02:20:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bcfd206785581a656ba8ed4bd6817c7f2bf98ca7.006.1,2026-09-22T14:33:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf63c6fb6024c5155958c1bba1c5eeed4fc0d39f.001.1,2026-09-22T05:46:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7fa8dde9ec9421c085fc3fb489744b086adfea50.004.2,2026-09-22T03:00:00-04:00

Locations

Location data

Pamlico Sound

Name	Value
SAME	075135
UGC	AMZ135