Small Craft Advisory
NWS Charleston SC ยท US
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Details
Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 6 AM EDT Early This Morning... ...Small Craft Advisory In Effect Until 2 PM EDT Saturday
- Event
- Small Craft Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Gale Warning, north winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 8 to 10 ft. For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 7 to 10 ft expected.
Where
Savannah to Altamaha Sound from 20 to 60 NM.
When
For the Gale Warning, until 6 AM EDT early this morning. For the Small Craft Advisory, until 2 PM EDT Saturday.
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
- Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA extending from 20 to 60 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston SC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~59s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3BP5787XTZATK2B6KJF3BMB
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1e61eeb506f279df58c7d126f23951214cee7111.001.2
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Charleston SC
- AWIPS ID
- CAPCHS
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.2062
- WMO heading
- XOUS52
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 52
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWCHS |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS72 KCHS 250705 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SATURDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0050.260925T1000Z-260926T1800Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-26T14:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA extending from 20 to 60 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 075384 |
| UGC | AMZ384 |