Small Craft Advisory
NWS Wakefield VA ยท US
Updated
Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect From 10 PM This Evening To 7 PM EST Friday
- Event
- Small Craft Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 1 to 3 ft expected.
Where
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA and Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA.
When
From 10 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Friday.
Impacts
Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Instructions
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Affected areas
- Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA
- Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wakefield VA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~32s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M77P11XMEHV2TRSZJCGGGYJ9
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c372a0eefe923301966fdd21709d4f74ce4842c9.001.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Wakefield VA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPAKQ
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.8067
- 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
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWAKQ |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KAKQ 121049 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0111.261113T0300Z-261114T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-13T19:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA
- Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073630 |
| SAME | 073631 |
| UGC | ANZ630 |
| UGC | ANZ631 |