Gale Warning
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC ยท US
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Details
Gale Warning In Effect From 1 PM Thursday To 1 AM EST Friday
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Southwest winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 5 to 8 ft expected.
Where
The offshore waters from Oregon Inlet to Surf City.
When
From 1 PM Thursday to 1 AM EST Friday.
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
- Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM
- Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM
- Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM
- Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~30s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M75XTW8TEANJJHD4X5BQW7FQ
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f3a4923589a6d14bb7d7ba8e5c6a0e870b4113e2.001.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- AWIPS ID
- CAPMHX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.668
- WMO heading
- XOUS52
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 52
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWMHX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS72 KMHX 111827 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KMHX.GL.W.0031.261112T1800Z-261113T0600Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-13T01:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM
- Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM
- Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM
- Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 075182 |
| SAME | 075184 |
| SAME | 075186 |
| SAME | 075188 |
| UGC | AMZ182 |
| UGC | AMZ184 |
| UGC | AMZ186 |
| UGC | AMZ188 |