Gale Warning
NWS Boston/Norton MA ยท US
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Details
Gale Warning In Effect Until Noon EDT Today... ...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
East winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 6 to 9 feet.
Where
In Massachusetts coastal waters, Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay. In Rhode Island coastal waters, Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound.
When
Until noon EDT today.
Impacts
Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could 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
- Nantucket Sound
- Vineyard Sound
- Buzzards Bay
- Rhode Island Sound
- Block Island Sound
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~47s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3GRDQA1Z15165B9BE9XWRVF
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fe991633a4dce7bc02c570975ae39e0bb5c95201.003.2
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPBOX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.536
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWBOX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KBOX 270621 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0023.260927T0621Z-260927T1600Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-27T12:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Nantucket Sound
- Vineyard Sound
- Buzzards Bay
- Rhode Island Sound
- Block Island Sound
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073232 |
| SAME | 073233 |
| SAME | 073234 |
| SAME | 073235 |
| SAME | 073237 |
| UGC | ANZ232 |
| UGC | ANZ233 |
| UGC | ANZ234 |
| UGC | ANZ235 |
| UGC | ANZ237 |