Warning Vector

Gale Warning

NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ยท US

Updated

Details

Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 10 PM EDT This Evening... ...Small Craft Advisory In Effect From 10 PM This Evening To 6 PM EDT Sunday

Event
Gale Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

For the Gale Warning, north winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 2 to 5 ft. For the Small Craft Advisory, northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft expected.

Where

Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA and Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD.

When

For the Gale Warning, until 10 PM EDT this evening. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to 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 North Beach to Drum Point MD
  • Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA
  • Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Message record

Received
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
01M3FGY1ZNDBWRGR9H1T4K48DM
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fcecbaec471d02c39b68c0cff5e9eb859bfc10f2.004.1
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.1481
WMO heading
XOUS51
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
51

References

Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceGLW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWLWX
WMOidentifierWHUS71 KLWX 261851
NWSheadlineGALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260927T0200Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-26T22:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-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:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b7772ad43d085f3d260b46e96f617c95e239ad0.002.2,2026-09-25T09:31:00-04:00 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.003.2,2026-09-25T07:34:00-04:00 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.003.2,2026-09-25T02:31:00-04:00 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 North Beach to Drum Point MD
  • Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA
  • Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD
NameValue
SAME073533
SAME073537
SAME073542
UGCANZ533
UGCANZ537
UGCANZ542