Gale Warning

NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC · US

Updated

Details

Gale Warning Now In Effect Until 6 PM EDT Sunday

Event: Gale Warning
Issued: 2026-09-26 18:51:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-26 18:51:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-27 03:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-27 22:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 3 to 6 ft.

Where

Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island.

When

Until 6 PM EDT Sunday.

Impacts

Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels.

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

Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-26 18:51:39 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~39s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M3FGY1V2HFJHTGRFZ2P6C9N0
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fcecbaec471d02c39b68c0cff5e9eb859bfc10f2.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
AWIPS ID: CAPLWX
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.1479
WMO heading: XOUS51
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 51

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b0bac24901d863f96dee49834905d5ce9e40741a.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-26 11:45:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7d15a578d6f0fafaaa11782b72ecaffd8ac695d0.002.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-26 06:35:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5399ed8c5512519b57c946ebbb4d92191f20b615.003.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-25 21:55:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b7772ad43d085f3d260b46e96f617c95e239ad0.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-25 13:31:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.80c841d6f474a807c90cbfaa3451bd5dbdc94c2b.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-25 11:34:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9bd510854a76444f65ccfeff8e65ffb67a351d2f.001.3
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-25 06:31:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	GLW

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	MWWLWX
WMOidentifier	WHUS71 KLWX 261851
NWSheadline	GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.EXT.KLWX.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260927T2200Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-27T18:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7d15a578d6f0fafaaa11782b72ecaffd8ac695d0.002.1,2026-09-26T02:35:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5399ed8c5512519b57c946ebbb4d92191f20b615.003.1,2026-09-25T17:55:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b7772ad43d085f3d260b46e96f617c95e239ad0.001.2,2026-09-25T09:31:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.80c841d6f474a807c90cbfaa3451bd5dbdc94c2b.001.2,2026-09-25T07:34:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9bd510854a76444f65ccfeff8e65ffb67a351d2f.001.3,2026-09-25T02:31:00-04:00

Locations

Location data

Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island

Name	Value
SAME	073534
SAME	073543
UGC	ANZ534
UGC	ANZ543