Gale Watch
NWS Honolulu HI ยท US
Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 6 PM HST This Evening... ...Gale Watch Remains In Effect From This Evening Through Sunday Afternoon
- Event
- Gale Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
For the Small Craft Advisory, east winds up to 30 kt and seas up to 12 feet. For the Gale Watch, east winds up to 35 kt and seas 10 to 15 feet possible.
Where
Kauai Northwest Waters, Kauai Windward Waters, Kauai Leeward Waters, Kauai Channel, Oahu Windward Waters and Oahu Leeward Waters.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, until 6 PM HST this evening. For the Gale Watch, from this evening through Sunday afternoon.
Impacts
Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Instructions
A Gale Watch is issued when the risk of gale force winds of 34 to 47 knots has significantly increased but the specific timing and/or location is still uncertain. It is intended to provide additional lead time for mariners who may wish to consider altering their plans.
Affected areas
- Kauai Northwest Waters
- Kauai Windward Waters
- Kauai Leeward Waters
- Kauai Channel
- Oahu Windward Waters
- Oahu Leeward Waters
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Honolulu HI
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~32s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3F3PVAX08AG2CYGK0KCA80R
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3e361601d6975ae0f8d00779580ef3814e8f618d.002.2
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Honolulu HI
- AWIPS ID
- CAPHFO
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.4170
- WMO heading
- XOHW50
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- Hawaiian Islands (HW)
- WMO bulletin number
- 50
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWHFO |
| WMOidentifier | WHHW70 PHFO 261500 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.PHFO.GL.A.0008.260927T0400Z-260928T0400Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-27T18:00:00-10:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e11085bfabd9643f4276f8cabb0461f5c5865482.002.2,2026-09-25T14:17:00-10:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Kauai Northwest Waters
- Kauai Windward Waters
- Kauai Leeward Waters
- Kauai Channel
- Oahu Windward Waters
- Oahu Leeward Waters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 059110 |
| SAME | 059111 |
| SAME | 059112 |
| SAME | 059113 |
| SAME | 059114 |
| SAME | 059115 |
| UGC | PHZ110 |
| UGC | PHZ111 |
| UGC | PHZ112 |
| UGC | PHZ113 |
| UGC | PHZ114 |
| UGC | PHZ115 |