Alert archive / New Jersey / High Wind Watches in 2009
High Wind Watch 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this high wind watch at Oct 14, 2009, 4:15 AM EDT for 7 counties in New Jersey; Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware. It took effect at Oct 15, 2009, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 14, 2009, 4:15 AM EDT (08:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 15, 2009, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2009, 3:39 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 08:20 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
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1416 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 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 140815 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 415 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2009 NJZ007>010-PAZ054-060>062-067>069-140915- /O.CAN.KPHI.FR.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091014T1300Z/ WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-CARBON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON... SOMERVILLE...JIM THORPE...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM... EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN 415 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE FROST ADVISORY. SOME CLOUDS AND SOME WIND WILL PREVENT WIDESPREAD FROST FORMATION EARLY THIS MORNING, BUT WITH SOME TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER AND MID 30S, A FEW SHELTERED LOCATIONS MAY GET PATCHY FROST. $$ DEZ003-004-NJZ012>014-020-022>027-142000- /O.NEW.KPHI.HW.A.0001.091015T1800Z-091016T1300Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 415 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A DEVELOPING COASTAL STORM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE THURSDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR, WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MILES AN HOUR. A FEW GUSTS MAY REACH 60 MILES AN HOUR. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND LIMBS, CAUSING A DANGER TO RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY. IF ANY TREES OR LIMBS FALL, SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WOULD ALSO RESULT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR RIGHT ALONG THE COAST AND BAYS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING FRIDAY AS THE STORM RECEDES TO THE NORTHEAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DEZ002-NJZ021-142000- /O.NEW.KPHI.HW.A.0001.091015T2100Z-091016T1200Z/ KENT-CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...MILLVILLE 415 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A DEVELOPING COASTAL STORM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE THURSDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR, WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR. A FEW GUSTS MAY REACH BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MILES AN HOUR. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND LIMBS, CAUSING A DANGER TO RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY. IF ANY TREES OR LIMBS FALL, SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WOULD ALSO RESULT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR RIGHT ALONG THE COAST AND BAYS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING FRIDAY AS THE STORM RECEDES TO THE NORTHEAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KPHI 141851 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 251 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2009 NJZ012-142000- /O.CAN.KPHI.HW.A.0001.091015T1800Z-091016T1300Z/ MIDDLESEX- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEW BRUNSWICK 251 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO EXCEED 57 MPH. PEAK WIND GUSTS WILL PROBABLY REACH 30 TO 40 MPH LATER THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. $$ DEZ002-NJZ021-141945- /O.CAN.KPHI.HW.A.0001.091015T2100Z-091016T1200Z/ KENT-CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...MILLVILLE 251 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO EXCEED 57 MPH. PEAK WIND GUSTS WILL PROBABLY REACH 30 TO 40 MPH LATER THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. $$ DEZ003-NJZ013-020-022-023-027-150900- /O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0001.091015T1800Z-091016T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0008.091015T2200Z-091016T2200Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...FREEHOLD...JACKSON... HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...WHARTON STATE FOREST 251 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A DEVELOPING COASTAL STORM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE THURSDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 45 MILES AN HOUR. THE COMBINATION OF THE PERSISTENCE OF THE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS, THE RAIN AND LEAVES STILL ON TREES WILL CAUSE TREE LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES TO FALL DOWN AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM RECEDES TO THE NORTHEAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WEAK TREE LIMBS AND SHALLOW ROOTED TREES MIGHT GET KNOCKED DOWN. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-150900- /O.EXT.KPHI.HW.A.0001.091015T2200Z-091016T2200Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REHOBOTH BEACH...SANDY HOOK... OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND 251 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING COASTAL STORM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE LATER THURSDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 50 MILES AN HOUR. A FEW GUSTS MAY REACH UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR. IF THESE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS COME TO FRUITION...THEY WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS AND MIGHT CAUSE A DANGER TO RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WOULD RESULT. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM RECEDES TO THE NORTHEAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WANTON/GIGI/DELISI
000 WWUS71 KPHI 150739 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 339 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2009 NJZ025-026-152000- /O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0001.091015T2200Z-091016T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.HW.W.0002.091016T0000Z-091016T1000Z/ COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND 339 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A DEVELOPING COASTAL STORM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MILES AN HOUR. A FEW GUSTS MAY REACH TO NEAR 60 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS...WHICH WOULD BE A DANGER TO RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WOULD RESULT. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LESSEN SOMEWHAT FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM RECEDES TO THE NORTHEAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NJZ024-152000- /O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0001.091015T2200Z-091016T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.HW.W.0002.091015T2100Z-091016T1000Z/ ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OCEAN CITY 339 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A DEVELOPING COASTAL STORM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...TONIGHT...AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MILES AN HOUR. A FEW GUSTS MAY REACH TO NEAR 60 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS...WHICH WOULD BE A DANGER TO RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WOULD RESULT. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LESSEN SOMEWHAT FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM RECEDES TO THE NORTHEAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ DEZ004-NJZ014-152000- /O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0001.091015T2200Z-091016T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KPHI.WI.Y.0008.091015T2100Z-091016T1400Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REHOBOTH BEACH...SANDY HOOK 339 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A DEVELOPING COASTAL STORM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS MAY CAUSE ISOLATED DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS...WHICH MIGHT BE A DANGER TO RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WOULD RESULT. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LESSEN SOMEWHAT FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM RECEDES TO THE NORTHEAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DEZ003-NJZ013-020-022-023-027-152000- /O.EXT.KPHI.WI.Y.0008.091015T2100Z-091016T1400Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...FREEHOLD...JACKSON... HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...WHARTON STATE FOREST 339 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY. A DEVELOPING COASTAL STORM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS MAY CAUSE ISOLATED DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS...WHICH MIGHT BE A DANGER TO RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WOULD RESULT. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LESSEN SOMEWHAT FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM RECEDES TO THE NORTHEAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WEAK TREE LIMBS AND SHALLOW ROOTED TREES MIGHT GET KNOCKED DOWN. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 3:35 AM EDT | Gale Watch | PHI | 25 hr | |
| Oct 14, 3:58 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more | 65 hr |
| Oct 14, 2:51 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean | 37 hr |
| Oct 14, 3:57 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 12 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in New Jersey, 2009High Wind Watches in Delaware, 2009Every high wind 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.