Warning Vector

Gale Warning

NWS Wilmington NC ยท US

Updated

Details

Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 6 AM EDT Friday

Event
Gale Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
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 seas up to around 10 ft within 20 nm and up to around 15 ft 20 to 60 nm out.

Where

Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm, Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM, Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM.

When

Until 6 AM 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

  • Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm
  • Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM
  • Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM
  • Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Wilmington NC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~31s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M3AWYPA4ZJ44R8ND91R5V2Q1
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8ba03460b3177321bab8c491cfba6d30314e15a7.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Wilmington NC
AWIPS ID
CAPILM
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.9329
WMO heading
XOUS52
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
52

References

Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceGLW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWILM
WMOidentifierWHUS72 KILM 242345
NWSheadlineGALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.CON.KILM.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260925T1000Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-25T06:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b92855c35aafeea4183b1bb47cbcf93b9e6184af.001.1,2026-09-24T02:23:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8a3e13dd664a4780661d61891510804928e9bdb1.003.1,2026-09-23T13:18:38-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8a3e13dd664a4780661d61891510804928e9bdb1.002.1,2026-09-23T13:18:38-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8a3e13dd664a4780661d61891510804928e9bdb1.001.2,2026-09-23T13:18:37-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6b6b397babf5bda8496f2d299d7cd55e22575e03.001.1,2026-09-23T02:20:00-04:00
Locations

Location data

  • Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm
  • Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM
  • Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM
  • Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM
NameValue
SAME075250
SAME075252
SAME075280
SAME075284
UGCAMZ250
UGCAMZ252
UGCAMZ280
UGCAMZ284