Warning Vector

Gale Warning

NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ยท US

New

Details

Gale Warning Now In Effect Until 10 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 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and waves 3 to 6 ft.

Where

Chesapeake Bay from North Beach MD to Smith Point VA, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD, and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island.

When

Until 10 PM EDT this evening.

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

  • Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD
  • Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA
  • Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA
  • Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD
  • Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m0s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M3E6V0S629EEX44C9143F1BW
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7d15a578d6f0fafaaa11782b72ecaffd8ac695d0.002.1
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.1208
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
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
AWIPSidentifierMWWLWX
WMOidentifierWHUS71 KLWX 260635
NWSheadlineGALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.EXT.KLWX.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260927T0200Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-26T22:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5399ed8c5512519b57c946ebbb4d92191f20b615.003.1,2026-09-25T17:55:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b7772ad43d085f3d260b46e96f617c95e239ad0.002.2,2026-09-25T09:31:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b7772ad43d085f3d260b46e96f617c95e239ad0.001.2,2026-09-25T09:31:00-04:00 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.80c841d6f474a807c90cbfaa3451bd5dbdc94c2b.001.2,2026-09-25T07:34:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9bd510854a76444f65ccfeff8e65ffb67a351d2f.003.2,2026-09-25T02:31:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9bd510854a76444f65ccfeff8e65ffb67a351d2f.001.3,2026-09-25T02:31:00-04:00
Locations

Location data

  • Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD
  • Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA
  • Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA
  • Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD
  • Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
NameValue
SAME073533
SAME073534
SAME073537
SAME073542
SAME073543
UGCANZ533
UGCANZ534
UGCANZ537
UGCANZ542
UGCANZ543