Small Craft Advisory
NWS Boston/Norton MA ยท US
Updated
This event was updated at .
Details
Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect Until 2 PM EDT Thursday... ...Gale Watch In Effect From Friday Evening Through Saturday Evening
- Event
- Small Craft Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Small Craft Advisory, northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 3 to 5 feet. For the Gale Watch, west winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 5 to 8 feet possible.
Where
Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, until 2 PM EDT Thursday. For the Gale Watch, from Friday evening through Saturday evening.
Impacts
Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Instructions
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and waves.
Affected areas
- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m0s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M4XNJW09PG755HDAEFCBGFV8
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.565f02a726d65416f4cfe813fcb99d065974a05b.006.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- 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.6791
- 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
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWBOX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KBOX 141657 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KBOX.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-261015T1800Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-10-15T14:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bafc6b505f67b7ce8800dbd6b0f64c7a68a032f6.003.1,2026-10-13T14:58:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf8aa8bf231a11051ed758eea435dc1b1e048ab4.002.1,2026-10-13T02:00:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ce2a6b35007c0b4acdb825be7271e0f494eabb97.003.1,2026-10-12T14:50:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9215649282da6131df13d005ae0c30c8a7073fdc.003.1,2026-10-12T02:11:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ba3da917ad02af4edf466844a71950779de389a0.001.1,2026-10-11T14:35:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6a0000e395bc603e957a9a680ac6fe103ea0c18d.001.1,2026-10-11T02:12:00-04:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6cd532e73a4a26430d0501463813b0b79c3a44d5.001.1,2026-10-10T14:46:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073254 |
| UGC | ANZ254 |