Gale Watch
NWS Boston/Norton MA ยท US
Details
Gale Watch Remains In Effect From This Evening Through Friday Evening
- Event
- Gale Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 5 to 8 feet possible.
Where
In Massachusetts coastal waters, Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay and Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM. In Atlantic coastal waters, Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM and Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM.
When
From Thursday evening through Friday 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 seas.
Affected areas
- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
- Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay
- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM
- Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM
- Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m2s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M777BBW0NEKTM26TCFJFY56T
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.580c362687097f370ecfc771cf2bddf0320c8540.002.1
- 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.1062
- 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
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWBOX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KBOX 120632 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KBOX.GL.A.0023.261112T2300Z-261114T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-13T19:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1a48bda82459bace515fe0d0bbde431b49b9d3ce.001.1,2026-11-11T11:31:00-05:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
- Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay
- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM
- Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM
- Ocean Waters from Provincetown to Nantucket from 20 to 60 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073250 |
| SAME | 073251 |
| SAME | 073254 |
| SAME | 073280 |
| SAME | 073281 |
| UGC | ANZ250 |
| UGC | ANZ251 |
| UGC | ANZ254 |
| UGC | ANZ280 |
| UGC | ANZ281 |