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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Albany, NY

October 14, 20114 counties in New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this wind advisory at Oct 14, 2011, 3:37 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Oct 15, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 14, 2011, 3:37 PM EDT (19:37 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 15, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 15, 2011, 10:34 PM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Fulton County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Warren County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:40 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

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 97 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2011-10-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 47 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2011-10-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 374 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
47 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
462 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
374 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
426 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

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

782 
WWUS71 KALY 141937
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
337 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011


NYZ032-033-038-042-082-151000-
/O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0008.111015T1600Z-111016T0000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...WARRENSBURG...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD
337 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
ADIRONDACKS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY.

* TIMING...BETWEEN NOON AND 8 PM SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES BLOWN
  DOWN...AND LOOSE OBJECTS BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR
WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
192 
WWUS71 KALY 150922
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
522 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011

NYZ032-033-038-042-082-152100-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0008.111015T1600Z-111016T0000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...WARRENSBURG...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD
522 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND
THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS

* TIMING...BETWEEN NOON AND 8 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN...
  AND LOOSE OBJECTS BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR
WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
791 
WWUS71 KALY 151952
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
352 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011

NYZ032-033-038-042-082-160000-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111016T0000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...WARRENSBURG...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD
352 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011

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

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES BLOWN
  DOWN...AND LOOSE OBJECTS BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR
WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
212 
WWUS71 KALY 152343
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
743 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011

NYZ032-033-038-042-082-160400-
/O.EXT.KALY.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111016T0400Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...WARRENSBURG...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD
743 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011

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

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN...
  AND LOOSE OBJECTS BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR
WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
880 
WWUS71 KALY 160234
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1034 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011

NYZ032-033-038-042-082-160345-
/O.CAN.KALY.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111016T0400Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...WARRENSBURG...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD
1034 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND HERKIMER COUNTY.

ALTHOUGH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...THE THREAT FOR STRONGER WINDS HAS DIMINISHED.


$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 14, 2:54 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYColumbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster2 hr
Oct 14, 12:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton48 min
Oct 14, 12:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYHerkimer3 hr
Oct 14, 12:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer45 min
Oct 14, 1:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYHerkimer6 hr
Oct 14, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer44 min
Oct 14, 2:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYHerkimer3 hr
Oct 14, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia39 min
Oct 14, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton48 min
Oct 14, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster62 min
Oct 14, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchoharie44 min
Oct 14, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington51 min

Nearby

Wind Advisories in New York, 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.