Gale Warning
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ยท US
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Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 10 PM EDT Saturday... ...Small Craft Advisory Will Expire At 6 PM EDT This Evening
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
North winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft expected.
Where
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River.
When
Until 10 PM EDT Saturday.
Impacts
Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels.
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
- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m17s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3D93CR45B2959AYTCVYFFWG
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5399ed8c5512519b57c946ebbb4d92191f20b615.002.2
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
- AWIPS ID
- CAPLWX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.6248
- 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
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWLWX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KLWX 252155 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0014.260925T2200Z-260927T0200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-26T22:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b7772ad43d085f3d260b46e96f617c95e239ad0.005.2,2026-09-25T09:31:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.80c841d6f474a807c90cbfaa3451bd5dbdc94c2b.003.2,2026-09-25T07:34:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9bd510854a76444f65ccfeff8e65ffb67a351d2f.003.2,2026-09-25T02:31:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073541 |
| UGC | ANZ541 |