Alert archive / New Jersey / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at May 12, 2008, 3:55 PM EDT for Atlantic County, Cape May County, Ocean County, New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware. It took effect at May 12, 2008, 4:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 12, 2008, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 12, 2008, 4:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 12, 2008, 8:05 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Sussex County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 469 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 775 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 121955 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 355 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 DEZ003-004-NJZ022>025-130000- /O.CAN.KPHI.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080512T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0007.080512T2000Z-080513T0000Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY 355 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT. AS IT DOES, THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL ALSO MOVE OFFSHORE, THE HIGHEST WINDS FOR THIS EVENT HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED AND WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. BUT, ADDITIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEFORE THIS LOW MOVES FARTHER OFFSHORE. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH WILL BRING DOWN SOME ADDITIONAL TREES AND POWER LINES AS THE TREES HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE THAN TWELVE CONTINUOUS HOURS OF EITHER STRONG OR HIGH WINDS. 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. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES AND STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED WIRES. $$ NJZ026-130000- /O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080512T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0007.080512T2000Z-080513T0000Z/ COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LONG BEACH ISLAND 355 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT. AS IT DOES, THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL ALSO MOVE OFFSHORE, THE HIGHEST WINDS FOR THIS EVENT HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED AND WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. BUT, ADDITIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEFORE THIS LOW MOVES FARTHER OFFSHORE. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH WILL BRING DOWN SOME ADDITIONAL TREES AND POWER LINES AS THE TREES HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE THAN TWELVE CONTINUOUS HOURS OF EITHER STRONG OR HIGH WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES AND STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED WIRES. $$ DEZ001-002-MDZ015-020-NJZ010-012>021-027-PAZ070-071-122100- /O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080512T2000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-QUEEN ANNES-CAROLINE-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...CENTREVILLE... DENTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK... TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL... MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE... WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA 355 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARE NOW EAST OF THE AREA. WIND GUSTS THROUGH THIS EVENING SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS AS SOME ISOLATED TREES OR WEAK LIMBS BATTERED BY MORE THAN TWELVE HOURS OF STRONG WIND MIGHT STILL BE KNOCKED DOWN INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH FURTHER. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES AND STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED WIRES. $$ TFG
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS71 KPHI 130005 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 805 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 DEZ003-004-NJZ022>026-130115- /O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080513T0000Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND 805 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WELL EAST OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT. AS IT DOES, THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH. WIND SPEEDS HAVE ALREADY DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ RPW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 9:06 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 6 more | 19 hr |
| May 12, 10:25 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May | 6 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in New Jersey, 2008Wind Advisories in Delaware, 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.