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Wind Advisory 2, NWS New York, NY

February 14, 20114 counties in Connecticut; 5 counties in New Jersey; 11 counties in New York

NWS New York, NY issued this wind advisory at Feb 14, 2011, 4:25 AM EST for 4 counties in Connecticut; 5 counties in New Jersey; 11 counties in New York. It took effect at Feb 14, 2011, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 14, 2011, 4:25 AM EST (09:25 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 14, 2011, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 15, 2011, 3:52 AM EST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Union County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Orange County, NY, Putnam County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Suffolk County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:24 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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 71 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2011-02-14Temperature 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2011-02-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 336 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1402 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
336 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
464 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.

638 
WWUS71 KOKX 140925
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
425 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINDY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-142200-
/O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0002.110214T1700Z-110215T0800Z/
WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-
EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-
EASTERN UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
425 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM EST
TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...NEW YORK CITY....SOUTHERN
  WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND LONG ISLAND.

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A GUST TO AROUND 45
  MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS EVENING OF 20
  TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.  

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED DOWNED BRANCHES ARE LIKELY. LOOSE ITEMS...SUCH
  AS GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CTZ005>012-NYZ067>070-142200-
/O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0002.110214T2300Z-110215T1100Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
425 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH. 

* TIMING...TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED DOWNED BRANCHES ARE LIKELY. LOOSE ITEMS...SUCH
  AS GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
746 
WWUS71 KOKX 141645
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1145 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINDY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

NYZ067>070-150545-
/O.EXT.KOKX.WI.Y.0002.110214T1700Z-110215T0800Z/
ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
1145 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...LOWER HUDSON VALLEY.

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND
  45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS EVENING OF 20
  TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED DOWNED BRANCHES ARE LIKELY. LOOSE ITEMS... 
  SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-150545-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0002.110214T1700Z-110215T0800Z/
WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-
EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-
EASTERN UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1145 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...NEW YORK CITY...SOUTHERN
  WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND LONG ISLAND.

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 45
  MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS EVENING OF 20
  TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED DOWNED BRANCHES ARE LIKELY. LOOSE ITEMS... 
  SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CTZ005>012-150545-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0002.110214T2300Z-110215T1100Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
1145 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 
  MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED DOWNED BRANCHES ARE LIKELY. LOOSE ITEMS... 
  SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
134 
WWUS71 KOKX 142134
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
434 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT...

NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-151100-
/O.EXT.KOKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110215T1100Z/
WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-
EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-
EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
434 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...NEW YORK CITY...LOWER
  HUDSON VALLEY AND LONG ISLAND.

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND
  45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS EVENING AND
  TONIGHT OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED DOWNED BRANCHES ARE LIKELY. LOOSE ITEMS... 
  SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CTZ005>012-151100-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0002.110214T2300Z-110215T1100Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
434 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED DOWNED BRANCHES ARE LIKELY. LOOSE ITEMS... 
  SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
406 
WWUS71 KOKX 150238
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
938 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT...

NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-151100-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110215T1100Z/
WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-
EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-
EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
938 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...NEW YORK CITY...LOWER 
  HUDSON VALLEY AND LONG ISLAND. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED DOWNED BRANCHES ARE LIKELY. LOOSE ITEMS... 
  SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CTZ005>012-151100-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110215T1100Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
938 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED DOWNED BRANCHES ARE LIKELY. LOOSE ITEMS... 
  SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

JMC
633 
WWUS71 KOKX 150852
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
352 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011

...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING NORTHWEST FLOW TODAY...

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-
151000-
/O.CAN.KOKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110215T1100Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
352 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WHILE WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THERE WILL
BE WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 14, 4:26 AM ESTGale WarningOKX32 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in New York, 2011Wind Advisories in New Jersey, 2011Wind Advisories in Connecticut, 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.