Small Craft Advisory
NWS Wakefield VA ยท US
Updated
This event was updated at .
Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 6 PM EDT This Evening
- Event
- Small Craft Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft.
Where
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
When
Until 6 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
- Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wakefield VA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~28s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M4RGMSKHT2NM0DXP60KC2ANN
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f27be47be6aacaca911e8590fa46ad14db15bea9.005.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Wakefield VA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPAKQ
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.6718
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
References
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWAKQ |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KAKQ 121655 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0100.000000T0000Z-261012T2200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-10-12T18:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b28ac268b06eb178d3d7146520e1171fab7623b6.004.1,2026-10-12T02:25:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a1ce4637a9d920274dbeedbef109db3cc24853fb.004.1,2026-10-12T00:54:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5332791badb70818dc6fb0e7b3858b1736976de7.004.1,2026-10-11T16:55:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ea880d5e708c3cfb742a205651eb4341bf5109e8.007.1,2026-10-11T13:03:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ec449f3dc5155eaea4841c3443f2d88c6527f42e.002.2,2026-10-11T10:33:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073634 |
| UGC | ANZ634 |