Gale Warning
NWS Gray ME ยท US
Updated
Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 8 AM EDT This Morning... ...Gale Warning Remains In Effect From 8 PM This Evening To 8 PM EDT Sunday
- 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 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas 5 to 8 ft. For the Gale Warning, northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 10 to 15 ft expected.
Where
Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, until 8 AM EDT this morning. For the Gale Warning, from 8 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Sunday.
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 severe conditions.
Affected areas
- Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Gray ME
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~32s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3BKWZWD489DX9P15C58WC74
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.463b8af9beea19cc7acbf76989fe72fd3a444ec2.001.2
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Gray ME
- AWIPS ID
- CAPGYX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.694
- 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
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWGYX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KGYX 250626 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KGYX.GL.W.0022.260926T0000Z-260928T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-27T20:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.50f49eb9fd2ca2d4cf4802ec110202104e6afb9e.001.3,2026-09-24T02:23:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073154 |
| UGC | ANZ154 |