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Coastal Flood Advisory 36, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 7, 20115 counties in New Jersey; Delaware County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; 5 counties in Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this coastal flood advisory at Sep 7, 2011, 11:48 AM EDT for 5 counties in New Jersey; Delaware County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; 5 counties in Maryland. It took effect at Sep 7, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 7, 2011, 11:48 AM EDT (15:48 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 7, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT
Expired
Sep 8, 2011, 6:00 AM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Delaware County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:48 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, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 172 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 2011-09-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 482 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°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 2011-09-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
482 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
779 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this coastal flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this coastal flood advisory went out at Sep 7, 11:41 AM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 11:41 AM EDT, 7 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 7, 11:42 AM EDT, 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1142 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

DEZ001-NJZ016>019-PAZ070-071-081545-
NEW CASTLE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
1142 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
EDT THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE...SOUTHERN
NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ003-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ020-022-023-027-081545-
INLAND SUSSEX-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-
CAPE MAY-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
1142 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST
MARYLAND AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ002-NJZ021-081545-
KENT-CUMBERLAND-
1142 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
EDT THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN
NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MDZ008-PAZ060-067-068-081545-
CECIL-BERKS-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-
1142 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MARYLAND...EAST
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-081545-
DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
1142 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE...CENTRAL
NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY IS HIGH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ450>455-081545-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
1142 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ430-431-081545-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
1142 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DELAWARE BAY WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015-PAZ054-055-061-062-069-081545-
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-BUCKS-
1142 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN
NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 6, 8:28 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Somerset14 hr
Sep 6, 8:28 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Somerset4 days
Sep 6, 8:28 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHISomerset3 days
Sep 6, 8:28 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Somerset56 hr
Sep 6, 8:28 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHISomerset14 hr
Sep 6, 8:28 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset25 hr
Sep 6, 8:28 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset3 days
Sep 6, 8:28 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris20 hr
Sep 7, 4:15 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Passaic3 days
Sep 7, 4:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIBergen, Morris, Passaic17 hr
Sep 7, 5:42 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMorris28 hr
Sep 7, 6:12 AM EDTRip Current StatementPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean65 hr
Sep 7, 10:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHISussex, Warren60 hr
Sep 7, 10:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren67 hr
Sep 7, 10:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer68 hr
Sep 7, 10:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon67 hr
Sep 7, 10:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon67 hr
Sep 7, 10:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer64 hr
Sep 7, 10:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer67 hr
Sep 7, 10:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMercer68 hr
Sep 7, 7:39 PM EDTCoastal Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester6 hr
Sep 6, 10:31 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh15 hr
Sep 6, 11:13 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester, Montgomery, Philadelphia3 days
Sep 6, 11:19 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMontgomery17 hr
Sep 7, 12:59 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester, Delaware41 hr
Sep 7, 3:40 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMontgomery, Philadelphia54 hr
Sep 7, 3:47 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIDelaware4 hr
Sep 7, 4:26 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIBerks, Montgomery6 hr
Sep 7, 4:26 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMontgomery3 days
Sep 7, 9:48 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHILehigh, Northampton5 hr
Sep 7, 1:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks58 min
Sep 7, 1:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILebanon52 min
Sep 7, 1:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks17 min
Sep 7, 2:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks4 hr
Sep 7, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks54 min
Sep 7, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester66 min
Sep 7, 3:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIChester4 hr
Sep 7, 3:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Chester4 hr
Sep 7, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks, Chester56 min
Sep 7, 4:06 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIBerks, Montgomery41 hr
Sep 7, 4:06 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIBerks45 hr
Sep 7, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBucks, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia66 min
Sep 7, 5:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery and 1 more3 hr
Sep 7, 6:07 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester10 hr
Sep 7, 7:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks65 min
Sep 7, 7:21 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBerks, Chester14 hr
Sep 7, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks58 min
Sep 6, 10:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICaroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot3 hr
Sep 7, 1:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICecil56 min
Sep 7, 4:40 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHICecil, Harford4 days
Sep 7, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICecil, Kent, Queen Anne's56 min
Sep 7, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHarford53 min

Nearby

Coastal Flood Advisories in New Jersey, 2011Coastal Flood Advisories in Maryland, 2011Coastal Flood Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2011Every coastal flood 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.