Nimbus

Gale Warning

NWS Gaylord MI ยท US

Updated

Details

Gale Warning issued September 15 at 11:31AM EDT until September 15 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI

Issued
Onset
Expires
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

For the Gale Warning, Highest gusts up to 35 kts from the southwest and highest waves around 10 feet. For the Small Craft Advisory, Highest gusts up to 30 kts from the west and highest waves around 6 feet expected.

Where

St Ignace to False Detour Channel, 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island, Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI.

When

For the Gale Warning, until 5 PM EDT this afternoon. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 5 PM this afternoon to 10 PM EDT this evening.

Impacts

Strong winds will cause hazardous highest waves 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

  • St Ignace to False Detour Channel
  • 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island
  • Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
  • Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Gaylord MI

Message record

Received
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2JV5927A9TT3DD54JKQ02JP
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d2534b82c5d38a5c2c3cb075297c818187b36d9a.003.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Gaylord MI
AWIPS ID
CAPAPX
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.4843
WMO heading
XOUS53
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
53

References

Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceGLW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWAPX
WMOidentifierWHUS73 KAPX 151531
NWSheadlineGALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.CON.KAPX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260915T2100Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-15T17:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.69812194d76a22502daf08ef32397bc5ebf91fad.003.1,2026-09-15T02:34:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.61cd8864c2ceec71ca5fb3927a2a8a6fdd6335c2.003.1,2026-09-14T22:22:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ca27bd154d9b2296f0e422620aed4fe951caad38.001.1,2026-09-14T14:20:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c756137fa1ac3fd020ca5583f09cce049af17b48.003.1,2026-09-14T11:23:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.200acac6a8e23ac0684432367def6afd67037652.004.1,2026-09-14T02:57:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.200acac6a8e23ac0684432367def6afd67037652.001.2,2026-09-14T02:57:00-04:00
Locations

Location data

  • St Ignace to False Detour Channel
  • 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island
  • Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
  • Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI
NameValue
SAME093346
SAME093347
SAME093348
SAME093349
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UGCLHZ349