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Gale Watch 13, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

November 16, 2010

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this gale watch at Nov 16, 2010, 4:02 AM EST. It took effect at Nov 17, 2010, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 16, 2010, 4:02 AM EST (09:02 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 17, 2010, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 16, 2010, 3:52 PM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

725 
WHUS71 KPHI 160902
MWWPHI

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
402 AM EST TUE NOV 16 2010

ANZ450>455-162100-
/O.EXT.KPHI.SW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101117T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.GL.A.0013.101117T0600Z-101118T0600Z/
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-
402 AM EST TUE NOV 16 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

SEAS... MAINLY IN A LONG PERIOD SWELL... WILL REMAIN AROUND
5 FEET THROUGH LATE TONIGHT NIGHT. ROUGH CONDITIONS SHOULD MAINLY BE
CONFINED TO AROUND INLETS.

WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY. WINDS COULD GUST TO 40 KTS LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY
ON WEDNESDAY, PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF A GALE WATCH. WITH THE
INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS, SEAS WILL FURTHER INCREASE DURING THIS
TIME AS WELL AND COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 8 TO 9 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

ANZ430-431-162100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.GL.A.0013.101117T0600Z-101118T0600Z/
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
402 AM EST TUE NOV 16 2010

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY. WINDS COULD GUST TO 35 TO 40 KTS LATE TONIGHT AND
ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY, PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF A GALE WATCH.
WITH THE INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS, SEAS WILL FURTHER INCREASE
DURING THIS TIME AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
257 
WHUS71 KPHI 162052
MWWPHI

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
352 PM EST TUE NOV 16 2010

ANZ450>452-171000-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101117T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KPHI.GL.A.0013.101117T0600Z-101118T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.GL.W.0024.101117T1400Z-101118T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.SC.Y.0080.101116T2052Z-101117T1400Z/
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-
352 PM EST TUE NOV 16 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE
GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

E TO SE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME S TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT
PUSHES NORTH. EXPECT GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT
WILL CROSS THE WATERS AROUND DAYBREAK. WINDS WILL BECOME SW
IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT AND THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE W BY
MIDDAY. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 35 TO 40 KT WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FT ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST WILL ALLOW WINDS AND SEAS TO
DIMINISH LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS
WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ453>455-171000-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101117T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KPHI.GL.A.0013.101117T0600Z-101118T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.SC.Y.0080.101116T2052Z-101118T0500Z/
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 EST TUE NOV 16 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

E TO SE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME S TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT
PUSHES NORTH. EXPECT GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT
WILL CROSS THE WATERS AROUND DAYBREAK. WINDS WILL BECOME SW
IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT AND THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE W BY
MIDDAY. WIND GUSTS AROUND 30 KT ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KT DURING THE MIDDAY
HOURS WEDNESDAY. SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FT ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS
WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ430-431-171000-
/O.UPG.KPHI.GL.A.0013.101117T0600Z-101118T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.SC.Y.0080.101116T2052Z-101118T0500Z/
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
352 PM EST TUE NOV 16 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

E TO SE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME S TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT
PUSHES NORTH. EXPECT GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT
WILL CROSS THE WATERS AROUND DAYBREAK. WINDS WILL BECOME SW
IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT AND THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE W BY
MIDDAY. WIND GUSTS AROUND 30 KT ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KT DURING THE MIDDAY
HOURS WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS
WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

RPW

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 16, 3:27 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more27 hr
Nov 16, 3:52 PM ESTGale WarningPHI28 hr
Nov 16, 3:52 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI7 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.