Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2011

Wind Advisory 6, NWS New York, NY

March 6, 20116 counties in New York; Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS New York, NY issued this wind advisory at Mar 6, 2011, 7:57 PM EST for 6 counties in New York; Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 6, 2011, 7:57 PM EST (00:57 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 2011, 3:00 AM EST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

Counties Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Queens County, NY, Suffolk County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 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, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 48 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 2011-03-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 49 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2011-03-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 272 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
49 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
489 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
272 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
371 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.

513 
WWUS71 KOKX 070057
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
757 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...

NYZ072-073-075-176>179-070400-
/O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0006.110307T0057Z-110307T0400Z/
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
757 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF NEW YORK CITY AND NASSAU COUNTY

* HAZARDS...WIND ADVISORY

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE...BRINGING DOWN
  POWER LINES. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ012-NYZ078>081-070800-
/O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0006.110307T0057Z-110307T0800Z/
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
757 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST MONDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...SUFFOLK COUNTY AND SOUTHERN NEW LONDON COUNTY

* HAZARDS...WIND ADVISORY

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO LATE TONIGHT

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE...BRINGING DOWN
  POWER LINES. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
799 
WWUS71 KOKX 070345
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
1045 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...

NYZ072-073-075-176>179-070600-
/O.EXT.KOKX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110307T0600Z/
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1045 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF NEW YORK CITY AND NASSAU COUNTY

* HAZARDS...WIND ADVISORY

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE...BRINGING DOWN 
  POWER LINES. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

CTZ012-NYZ078>081-070800-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110307T0800Z/
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
1045 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

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

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

* LOCATIONS...SUFFOLK COUNTY AND SOUTHERN NEW LONDON COUNTY

* HAZARDS...WIND ADVISORY

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...INTO LATE TONIGHT

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE...BRINGING DOWN 
  POWER LINES. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 8:20 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXKings, New York, Queens, Richmond4 hr
Mar 6, 8:51 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXBronx, New York4 hr
Mar 6, 9:12 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningOKXOrange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester16 hr
Mar 6, 9:57 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXNassau, Suffolk4 hr
Mar 6, 10:59 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningOKXOrange, Ulster16 hr
Mar 7, 1:32 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningOKXOrange, Rockland24 hr
Mar 6, 7:56 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningOKXGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region39 hr
Mar 6, 10:11 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region4 hr
Mar 7, 2:18 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region3 hr
Mar 7, 2:49 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningOKXNaugatuck Valley Planning Region8 hr
Mar 7, 7:34 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningOKXSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region5 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.