Warning Vector

Gale Warning

NWS Wakefield VA ยท US

New

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

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

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceGLW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWAKQ
WMOidentifierWHUS71 KAKQ 261013
NWSheadlineGALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.EXA.KAKQ.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260927T0400Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-27T00:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Waters from Parramore Island VA to Cape Charles Light VA from 20 to 60 NM
NameValue
SAME073684
UGCANZ684