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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Wakefield, VA

February 24, 20119 counties in North Carolina; 36 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in Maryland

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2011, 3:40 PM EST for 9 counties in North Carolina; 36 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in Maryland. It took effect at Feb 25, 2011, 10:10 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2011, 3:40 PM EST (20:40 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2011, 10:10 AM EST
Expired
Feb 25, 2011, 11:16 PM EST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
All 49 counties

Dorchester County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Bertie County, NC, Camden County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Gates County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Accomack County, VA, Amelia County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charles City County, VA, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Greensville County, VA, James City County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 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 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 161 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2011-02-24Temperature 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2011-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1930 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
191 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

524 
WWUS71 KAKQ 242040
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
340 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011


NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>098-250445-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.110225T1600Z-110226T0000Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-
PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-
KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-
SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
VIRGINIA BEACH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...
GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...
NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
340 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. 


* AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST
  NORTH CAROLINA.

* TIMING: 11 AM EST TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST AND
  INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES...AND
  DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR
  PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION
UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-250445-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.110225T1900Z-110226T0300Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
340 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...AND THE VIRGINIA
  EASTERN SHORE.

* TIMING: 2 PM EST TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. 

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH DURING THE MORNING AND
  EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST...NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 25
  TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
  EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES...AND
  DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR
  PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION
UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

BROWN
7 follow-up statements
789 
WWUS71 KAKQ 250311
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1011 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>098-251115-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.110225T1600Z-110226T0000Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-
PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-
KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-
SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
VIRGINIA BEACH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...
GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...
NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
1011 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST
  NORTH CAROLINA.

* TIMING: 11 AM EST TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST AND
  INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE  
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES...AND
  DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR  
  PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-251115-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.110225T1900Z-110226T0300Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
1011 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...AND THE VIRGINIA
  EASTERN SHORE.

* TIMING: 2 PM EST TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY.

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH DURING THE MORNING AND
  EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST...NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO
  25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH
  THE EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES...AND
  DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR  
  PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

TG
077 
WWUS71 KAKQ 250857
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
357 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>098-251700-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.110225T1600Z-110226T0100Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-
PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-
KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-
SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
VIRGINIA BEACH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...
GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...
NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
357 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST 
  NORTH CAROLINA. 

* TIMING: 11 AM EST TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST AND
  INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
  NORTHERN NECK.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES...
  AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON 
  YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-251700-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.110225T1900Z-110226T0500Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
357 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...AND THE 
  VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. 

* TIMING: 2 PM EST TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY.

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH DURING THE MORNING AND
  EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST...NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 25
  TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
  EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES...
  AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON 
  YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

44
868 
WWUS71 KAKQ 251510
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1010 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>098-252315-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.110225T1510Z-110226T0100Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-
PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-
KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-
SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
VIRGINIA BEACH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...
GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...
NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
1010 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST 
  NORTH CAROLINA. 

* TIMING: UNTIL 8 PM EST FRIDAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH...BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO
  25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
  NECK.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES... 
  AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON 
  YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-252315-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.110225T1900Z-110226T0500Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
1010 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...AND THE 
  VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. 

* TIMING: 2 PM EST TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY.

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH...BECOMING WEST...NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35
  MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
  EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES... 
  AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON 
  YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
257 
WWUS71 KAKQ 251824
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
124 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-260230-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.110225T1824Z-110226T0500Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
124 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...AND THE 
  VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. 

* TIMING: UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH...BECOMING
  WEST...NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
  50 TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES... 
  AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON 
  YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>098-260100-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-
PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-
KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-
SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
VIRGINIA BEACH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...
GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...
NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
124 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST 
  NORTH CAROLINA. 

* TIMING: UNTIL 8 PM EST FRIDAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45...BECOMING
  WEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA. 

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES... 
  AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON 
  YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
696 
WWUS71 KAKQ 252016
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
316 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>098-260100-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-
PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-
KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-
SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
VIRGINIA BEACH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...
GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...
NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
316 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST 
  NORTH CAROLINA. 

* TIMING: UNTIL 8 PM EST FRIDAY.

* WIND: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45
  TO 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS SHIFTING TO
  NORTHWEST AND STARTING TO DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES... 
  AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON 
  YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-260500-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110226T0500Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
316 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...AND THE 
  VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. 

* TIMING: UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY.

* WIND: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO 50
  TO 55 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES... 
  AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON 
  YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
778 
WWUS71 KAKQ 260102
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
802 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>098-260215-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-
PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-
KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-
SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
VIRGINIA BEACH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...
GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...
NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
802 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-260500-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110226T0500Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
802 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

* AREAS AFFECTED: THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...AND THE  
  VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE.

* TIMING: UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY.

* WIND: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES...  
  AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON  
  YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

GINGRICH
698 
WWUS71 KAKQ 260416
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1116 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-260530-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110226T0500Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
1116 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 3:37 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ24 hr
Feb 24, 4:18 PM ESTGale WarningAKQ33 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Virginia, 2011Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2011Wind Advisories in Maryland, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011

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.