Gale Warning
NWS Wakefield VA ยท US
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Details
Gale Warning In Effect Until 10 PM EDT This Evening... ...Storm Warning Is Cancelled
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
North winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 11 to 16 ft.
Where
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM.
When
Until 10 PM EDT this evening.
Impacts
Storm force winds and hazardous seas will 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
- Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM
- Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wakefield VA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~36s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3EK9F2TARTP39A80VRVC4NE
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f45a967323b2491831754f978868cfdc32cadbdd.001.2
- 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.7522
- 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 | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWAKQ |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KAKQ 261013 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXA.KAKQ.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260927T0200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-26T22:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM
- Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073650 |
| SAME | 073652 |
| UGC | ANZ650 |
| UGC | ANZ652 |