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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

January 24, 20104 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Jan 24, 2010, 3:13 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 25, 2010, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 24, 2010, 3:13 PM EST (20:13 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 25, 2010, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 25, 2010, 1:00 PM EST
In force
12 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 20:12 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, 8.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2010-01-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2010-01-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 206 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
652 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
206 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
392 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

025 
WWUS71 KPHI 242013
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
313 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

DEZ002>004-MDZ020-NJZ013-014-020>027-251100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0002.100125T0600Z-100125T1500Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CAROLINE-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...
DENTON...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST
313 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY. AHEAD OF THE
FRONT, WINDS COULD GUST AROUND 50 MPH ALONG THE COAST. WINDS MAY
STILL BE GUSTY AFTER THE FRONT PASSES, BUT THE WIND SPEEDS SHOULD
DIMINISH AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.

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.

&&

$$

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-251100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0002.100125T0600Z-100125T1800Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
313 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD
OF THE FRONT, WINDS COULD GUST AROUND 50 MPH, ESPECIALLY IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS MAY STILL BE GUSTY AFTER THE FRONT
PASSES, BUT THE WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DIMINISH AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
396 
WWUS71 KPHI 250235
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
935 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-019-NJZ007>010-012-015>019-PAZ060>062-
067>071-251200-
/O.EXA.KPHI.WI.Y.0002.100125T0600Z-100125T1800Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-WARREN-MORRIS-
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-
MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
CENTREVILLE...EASTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...READING...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...
MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
935 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...WINDS COULD GUST UP TO AROUND 50 MPH... ESPECIALLY IN
ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS MAY STILL BE
GUSTY AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...BUT THE WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DIMINISH
AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.

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.

&&

$$

DEZ002>004-MDZ020-NJZ013-014-020>027-251200-
/O.EXT.KPHI.WI.Y.0002.100125T0600Z-100125T1800Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CAROLINE-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...
DENTON...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST
935 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST MONDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA DURING MONDAY. AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...WINDS COULD GUST UP TO AROUND 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN
ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS MAY STILL BE
GUSTY AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...BUT THE WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DIMINISH
AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.

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.

&&

$$

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-251200-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0002.100125T0600Z-100125T1800Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
935 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...WINDS COULD GUST UP TO AROUND 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ESPECIALLY IN ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS OR
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS MAY STILL BE GUSTY AFTER THE FRONT
PASSES...BUT THE WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DIMINISH AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES.

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.

&&

$$
473 
WWUS71 KPHI 250837
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
337 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-251800-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1800Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
337 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECEDING IT SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE MORNING 
CONTINUES WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WHEN A NARROW LINE OF
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FORMS LATER THIS
MORNING. THIS SHOULD EFFECTIVELY MIX DOWN SOME OF THE STRONGER
WINDS ALOFT WITH WIND GUSTS REACHING AROUND 50 MPH WHERE THIS
LINE FORMS AND MOVES THROUGH. WINDS SHOULD THEN DIMINISH AS THE
AFTERNOON CONTINUES AS THE CORE OF STRONGER WINDS ALOFT MOVES
OFFSHORE.

THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS SHOULD KNOCK DOWN
WEAK TREE LIMBS AND TREES IN THE AREA AND CAUSE SCATTERED OUTAGES.
DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS WELL AS ALL MOTORISTS
TRAVELING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES SHOULD PROCEED MORE
CAUTIOUSLY. PLEASE SECURE ALL TRASH AND RECYCLING CANS.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 46 MPH AND 57 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

GIGI
835 
WWUS71 KPHI 251746
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1246 PM EST MON JAN 25 2010


DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-251900-
/O.EXP.KPHI.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1800Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
1246 PM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
DECREASING WINDS BEHIND IT. HOWEVER, SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF
20 TO 30 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

$$

MEOLA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 24, 12:04 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI23 hr
Jan 24, 3:21 AM ESTGale WarningPHI36 hr
Jan 24, 11:17 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem29 hr
Jan 24, 11:37 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHISussex3 hr

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.