Gale Watch
NWS Boston/Norton MA ยท US
Updated
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Details
Gale Watch Remains In Effect From Late Tonight Through Friday Evening
- Event
- Gale Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 6 to 9 feet possible.
Where
Portions of Atlantic coastal waters, Massachusetts coastal waters and Rhode Island coastal waters.
When
From late Thursday night 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
- Cape Cod Bay
- Nantucket Sound
- Vineyard Sound
- Buzzards Bay
- Rhode Island Sound
- Block Island Sound
- Coastal Waters extending out to 25 NM South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket
- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island
- Ocean Waters from Marthas Vineyard to Nantucket from 25 to 60 NM
- Ocean Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard from 25 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
- 01M777BC06CAZ7FBC0NRVNH64E
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.580c362687097f370ecfc771cf2bddf0320c8540.003.1
- 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.1064
- 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 LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KBOX.GL.A.0023.261113T0600Z-261114T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-13T19:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1a48bda82459bace515fe0d0bbde431b49b9d3ce.002.1,2026-11-11T11:31:00-05:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Cape Cod Bay
- Nantucket Sound
- Vineyard Sound
- Buzzards Bay
- Rhode Island Sound
- Block Island Sound
- Coastal Waters extending out to 25 NM South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket
- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island
- Ocean Waters from Marthas Vineyard to Nantucket from 25 to 60 NM
- Ocean Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard from 25 to 60 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073231 |
| SAME | 073232 |
| SAME | 073233 |
| SAME | 073234 |
| SAME | 073235 |
| SAME | 073237 |
| SAME | 073255 |
| SAME | 073256 |
| SAME | 073282 |
| SAME | 073283 |
| UGC | ANZ231 |
| UGC | ANZ232 |
| UGC | ANZ233 |
| UGC | ANZ234 |
| UGC | ANZ235 |
| UGC | ANZ237 |
| UGC | ANZ255 |
| UGC | ANZ256 |
| UGC | ANZ282 |
| UGC | ANZ283 |