Gale Warning
NWS Boston/Norton MA ยท US
Details
Gale Warning In Effect From 6 PM This Evening To 7 PM EST Friday
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 6 to 9 feet expected.
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 6 PM this evening to 7 PM 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
- 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
- ~59s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M77NRPKA6SAGG09MH9Z1H0DH
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b56c1c7c07f2234745183195af2c6924dc2db61e.001.2
- 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.7963
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWBOX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KBOX 121044 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KBOX.GL.W.0025.261112T2300Z-261114T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-13T19:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
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 |