Gale Warning

NWS Gray ME · US

Updated

Details

Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 8 PM EDT This Evening

Event: Gale Warning
Issued: 2026-09-27 06:37:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-27 06:37:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-27 20:45:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-28 00:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

Northeast winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 11 to 16 ft.

Where

Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM.

When

Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

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 severe conditions.

Affected areas

Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Gray ME
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-27 06:38:03 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m3s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M3GSBG8979H6DPSNQRDQD18W
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b9ad9a121eaebb4772d88bfd94b1fa3efcdd7be0.002.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Gray ME
AWIPS ID: CAPGYX
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.1225
WMO heading: XOUS51
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 51

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9ee70c9bfbcded8f893e95457b22aad19533a720.002.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-26 18:19:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0f58bcc743a9ffcf758b22a688be75b1d6647c33.002.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-26 06:22:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2c439020d7ed09b299d0d89cce273f7c1183d773.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-25 18:26:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.463b8af9beea19cc7acbf76989fe72fd3a444ec2.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-25 06:26:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d956b35653533b7d9cee5debb49b38dc550175f7.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-24 18:21:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.50f49eb9fd2ca2d4cf4802ec110202104e6afb9e.001.3
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-24 06:23:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	GLW

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	MWWGYX
WMOidentifier	WHUS71 KGYX 270637
NWSheadline	GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.KGYX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-260928T0000Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-27T20:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0f58bcc743a9ffcf758b22a688be75b1d6647c33.002.1,2026-09-26T02:22:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2c439020d7ed09b299d0d89cce273f7c1183d773.001.1,2026-09-25T14:26:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.463b8af9beea19cc7acbf76989fe72fd3a444ec2.001.2,2026-09-25T02:26:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d956b35653533b7d9cee5debb49b38dc550175f7.001.2,2026-09-24T14:21:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.50f49eb9fd2ca2d4cf4802ec110202104e6afb9e.001.3,2026-09-24T02:23:00-04:00

Locations

Location data

Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM

Name	Value
SAME	073154
UGC	ANZ154