Small Craft Advisory

NWS Wakefield VA · US

Updated

Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 10 PM EDT This Evening

Event: Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 2026-09-26 17:00:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-26 17:00:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-27 01:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-27 02:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

North winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 1 to 2 ft.

Where

Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point, York River and James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge.

When

Until 10 PM EDT this evening.

Impacts

Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Instructions

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Affected areas

Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point
York River
James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Wakefield VA
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-26 17:01:05 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m5s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M3FAKK5A5NX43GXX00016VZ4
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.092d5ec9b862ba1b377f0d5d5a430a1042d9ab4b.010.1
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.6935
WMO heading: XOUS51
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 51

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	SCY

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	MWWAKQ
WMOidentifier	WHUS71 KAKQ 261700
NWSheadline	SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0092.000000T0000Z-260927T0200Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-26T22:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point
York River
James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge

Name	Value
SAME	073635
SAME	073636
SAME	073637
UGC	ANZ635
UGC	ANZ636
UGC	ANZ637