Storm Warning
NWS Wakefield VA ยท US
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Details
Gale Warning Now In Effect Until 6 AM EDT Early This Morning... ...Storm Warning In Effect From 6 AM This Morning To 6 AM EDT Saturday
- Event
- Storm Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Gale Warning, northeast winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 14 to 18 ft. For the Storm Warning, north winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 55 kt and seas 13 to 18 ft expected.
Where
Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chintoteague VA from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Chincoteague VA to Parramore Island VA from 20 to 60 NM.
When
For the Gale Warning, until 6 AM EDT early this morning. For the Storm Warning, from 6 AM this morning to 6 AM EDT Saturday.
Impacts
Storm force winds and hazardous seas will capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Instructions
Mariners should remain in port, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe conditions.
Affected areas
- Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chintoteague VA from 20 to 60 NM
- Waters from Chincoteague VA to Parramore Island VA from 20 to 60 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wakefield VA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m12s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3BEG8BRAS9AQW3PWN86EVZG
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2aa968b596be4136a2518d5d207851e21779d141.002.3
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Wakefield VA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPAKQ
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.6761
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SRW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWAKQ |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KAKQ 250451 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KAKQ.SR.W.0004.260925T1000Z-260926T1000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-26T06:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chintoteague VA from 20 to 60 NM
- Waters from Chincoteague VA to Parramore Island VA from 20 to 60 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073680 |
| SAME | 073682 |
| UGC | ANZ680 |
| UGC | ANZ682 |