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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Dec 31, 2008, 3:27 PM EST for 4 states. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2008, 3:27 PM EST (20:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2008, 10:00 PM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 31 counties
Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 219 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2173 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 105 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KPHI 312027 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 327 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-015>019-PAZ054-055- 060>062-067>071-010300- /O.CAN.KPHI.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090101T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0015.081231T2027Z-090101T0300Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX- WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN... CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON... MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE... GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY... JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM... WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 327 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LOW PRESSURE IS INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY JUST OFF THE TIP OF CAPE COD THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS STORM AND HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING IN FROM THE WEST HAS BROUGHT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED THIS AFTERNOON, WITH ISOLATED REPORTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS BUT SHOULD DIMINISH TO 25 TO 30 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL CREATE FRIGID WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. IF YOU ARE VENTURING OUTSIDE TONIGHT FOR ANY NEW YEARS EVE ACTIVITIES... REMEMBER TO DRESS ACCORDINGLY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ DEZ002>004-NJZ012>014-020>027-010300- /O.CON.KPHI.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090101T0300Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON...MILLVILLE... HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 327 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE IS INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY JUST OFF THE TIP OF CAPE COD THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS STORM AND HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING IN FROM THE WEST HAS BROUGHT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED THIS AFTERNOON, WITH ISOLATED REPORTS TO NEAR 75 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS BUT SHOULD DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL CREATE FRIGID WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. IF YOU ARE VENTURING OUTSIDE TONIGHT FOR ANY NEW YEARS EVE ACTIVITIES... REMEMBER TO DRESS ACCORDINGLY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ RPW
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS71 KPHI 312352 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 652 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 DEZ002>004-NJZ012>014-020>027-010300- /O.CAN.KPHI.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090101T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090101T0300Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON...MILLVILLE... HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 652 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST THIS EVENING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS STORM AND HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING IN FROM THE WEST HAS BROUGHT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH OR HIGHER HAVE BEEN REPORTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH ISOLATED REPORTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS BUT SHOULD DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL CREATE FRIGID WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. IF YOU ARE VENTURING OUTSIDE TONIGHT FOR ANY NEW YEARS EVE ACTIVITIES... REMEMBER TO DRESS ACCORDINGLY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-015>019-PAZ054-055- 060>062-067>071-010300- /O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090101T0300Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX- WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN... CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON... MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE... GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY... JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM... WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 652 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST THIS EVENING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS STORM AND HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING IN FROM THE WEST HAS BROUGHT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH OR HIGHER HAVE BEEN REPORTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH ISOLATED REPORTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS BUT SHOULD DIMINISH TO 25 TO 30 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL CREATE FRIGID WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. IF YOU ARE VENTURING OUTSIDE TONIGHT FOR ANY NEW YEARS EVE ACTIVITIES... REMEMBER TO DRESS ACCORDINGLY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ RPW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 3:26 AM EST | Storm Warning | PHI | 19 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:45 AM EST | Low Water Advisory | PHI | 15 hr | |
| Dec 31, 5:01 AM EST | High Wind Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more | 14 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in New Jersey, 2008Wind Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2008Wind Advisories in Maryland, 2008Every wind advisory in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.