Gale Warning
NWS Wakefield VA ยท US
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Details
Gale Warning In Effect Until Midnight EDT Tonight... ...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
Northwest winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 15 to 20 ft.
Where
Waters from Parramore Island VA to Cape Charles Light VA from 20 to 60 NM.
When
Until midnight EDT tonight.
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
- Waters from Parramore Island VA to Cape Charles Light VA from 20 to 60 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
- 01M3EK9F90D6RAQKA685Z3TGTN
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f45a967323b2491831754f978868cfdc32cadbdd.002.2
- 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.7525
- 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 MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXA.KAKQ.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260927T0400Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-27T00:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Waters from Parramore Island VA to Cape Charles Light VA from 20 to 60 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073684 |
| UGC | ANZ684 |