Alert archive / New Jersey / Coastal Flood Watches in 2009
Coastal Flood Watch 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this coastal flood watch at Oct 16, 2009, 9:23 PM EDT for 7 counties in New Jersey; Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware. It took effect at Oct 17, 2009, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2009, 9:23 PM EDT (01:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 17, 2009, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2009, 2:52 AM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Kent County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 766 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this coastal flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this coastal flood watch went out at Oct 16, 8:38 PM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 16, 8:38 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 16, 3:52 PM EDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 352 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009 NJZ001-PAZ054-055-172000- SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- 352 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE COASTAL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY FROM OUR AREA TODAY... BUT OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. ANOTHER COASTAL LOW WILL AFFECT OUR REGION SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY PRECIPITATION ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS WELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ007>010-015-017>019-PAZ060>062-067>071- 172000- CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON- SOMERSET-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS- LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 352 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE COASTAL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY FROM OUR AREA TODAY... BUT OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER COASTAL LOW WILL AFFECT OUR REGION SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY PRECIPITATION ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS WELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DEZ002>004-NJZ012>014-020>027-172000- 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- 352 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. THE COASTAL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY FROM OUR AREA TODAY... BUT OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. ANOTHER COASTAL LOW WILL AFFECT OUR REGION SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY PRECIPITATION ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS WELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DEZ001-NJZ016-172000- NEW CASTLE-SALEM- 352 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. THE COASTAL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY FROM OUR AREA TODAY... BUT OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER COASTAL LOW WILL AFFECT OUR REGION SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY PRECIPITATION ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS WELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ430-431-450>455-172000- DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 352 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE COASTAL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY FROM OUR AREA TODAY... BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PERSIST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. ANOTHER COASTAL LOW WILL AFFECT OUR REGION SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY PRECIPITATION ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS WELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 3:15 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PHI | Sussex | 24 hr |
| Oct 17, 10:27 AM EDT | Gale Warning | PHI | 33 hr |
Nearby
Coastal Flood Watches in New Jersey, 2009Coastal Flood Watches in Delaware, 2009Every coastal flood watch in 2009
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.