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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 3, 20114 counties in New Jersey; Caroline County, Maryland; Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2011, 4:09 PM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey; Caroline County, Maryland; Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware. It took effect at Apr 4, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2011, 4:09 PM EDT (20:09 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 4, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 4, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Kent County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 143 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 2011-04-03Temperature 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 2011-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1483 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
105 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 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.

631 
WWUS71 KPHI 032009
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
409 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011

...MULTIPLE WIND RELATED HAZARDS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY TUESDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST CANADA COMBINED WITH A
STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY TUESDAY THREATENS PORTIONS OF
THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WITH STRONG WIND.

DEZ002>004-MDZ020-NJZ021>025-027-040830-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0006.110404T1700Z-110404T2200Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CAROLINE-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH...
DENTON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...WHARTON STATE FOREST
409 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF DELAWARE...A PORTION OF
  MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE AND A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST NEW JERSEY. 

* HAZARDS...WIND.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
  AWAY FROM THE COOLING EFFECTS OF ANY NEARBY COASTAL WATERS.

* TIMING...BEST CHANCE IS BETWEEN 2PM AND AND 5 PM WHEN TEMPERATURES
  SOAR THROUGH THE 70S.

* IMPACTS...THIS MAY CAUSE A FEW SMALL BRANCHES TO BREAK...AFFECT
  TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ENHANCE THE RATE OF SPREAD
  OF ANY FINE FUEL FIRES.

* OUTLOOK...THERE IS A CHANCE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH BETWEEN 4 AM AND 10 AM TUESDAY. THIS MAY NEED SOME
  SORT OF DETAILED HEADLINE INFORMATION STATEMENT IN FUTURE
  FORECASTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.

&&

$$

DRAG
3 follow-up statements
232 
WWUS71 KPHI 040748
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
348 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AFTER THE
PASSAGE OF A WARM FRONT. GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON MAY APPROACH 50 MPH
AT TIMES...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

DEZ002>004-MDZ020-NJZ021>025-027-042030-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0006.110404T1700Z-110404T2200Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CAROLINE-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH...
DENTON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...WHARTON STATE FOREST
348 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF DELAWARE...A PORTION OF 
  MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE AND A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST NEW 
  JERSEY. 

* HAZARDS...WIND.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH SCATTERED GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
  AWAY FROM THE COOLING EFFECTS OF ANY NEARBY COASTAL WATERS.

* TIMING...BEST CHANCE IS BETWEEN 2PM AND AND 5 PM WHEN 
  TEMPERATURES SOAR THROUGH THE 70S. 

* IMPACTS...THIS MAY CAUSE A FEW SMALL BRANCHES TO BREAK AND AFFECT
  TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.

&&

$$
713 
WWUS71 KPHI 041924
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
324 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON 
GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD APPROACH AROUND 45 MPH AT
TIMES...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. A SECOND SURGE OF STRONG
WINDS ARE LIKELY PRECEDING AND ACCOMPANYING A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE
ON TUESDAY WITH GUSTS AGAIN AROUND 45 MPH.

DEZ002>004-MDZ020-NJZ021>025-027-050330-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0007.110405T0600Z-110405T1500Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110404T2200Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CAROLINE-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH...
DENTON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...WHARTON STATE FOREST
324 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT TUESDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF DELAWARE...A PORTION OF 
  MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE AND A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST NEW 
  JERSEY. 

* HAZARDS...WIND.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45
  MPH ON TUESDAY MORNING, ESPECIALLY DURING ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

* TIMING...BEST CHANCE OF OCCURRING IS DURING THE REST OF THE
  AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES HAVE SOARED THROUGH THE 70S. THE NEXT
  CHANCE TUESDAY MORNING BETWEEN 5 AM AND 11 AM.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO FALL AND AFFECT
  TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IF RAIN COINCIDES WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ON TUESDAY MORNING, SOME WEAK TREES MIGHT ALSO
  FALL DOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE...RECYCLING AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.

&&

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-019-NJZ013-014-016>020-026-050330-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0007.110405T0600Z-110405T1500Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
CENTREVILLE...EASTON...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...
GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...
JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND
324 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN DELAWARE, MOST OF THE MARYLAND EASTERN
  SHORE AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARDS...WIND

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS
  ARE MORE LIKELY DURING ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

* TIMING...BEST CHANCE OF OCCURRING BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 AM AS THE
  FRONT NEARS THE REGION. WIND GUSTS WILL BE MIXED MORE
  EFFICIENTLY DOWNWARD IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO FALL AND
  AFFECT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IF RAIN COINCIDES WITH
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ON TUESDAY MORNING, SOME WEAK TREES MIGHT
  ALSO FALL DOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE...RECYCLING AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.

&&

$$

DRAG/GIGI
181 
WWUS71 KPHI 042200
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
600 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING...

.A SECOND SURGE OF STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY PRECEDING AND
ACCOMPANYING A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ON TUESDAY WITH GUSTS AGAIN
AROUND 45 MPH.

DEZ002>004-MDZ020-NJZ021>025-027-050600-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110404T2200Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0007.110405T0600Z-110405T1500Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CAROLINE-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH...
DENTON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...WHARTON STATE FOREST
600 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO
11 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF DELAWARE...A PORTION OF 
  MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE AND A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST NEW 
  JERSEY. 

* HAZARDS...WIND.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING BETWEEN 5 AM AND 11 AM.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO FALL AND 
  AFFECT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IF RAIN COINCIDES WITH 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ON TUESDAY MORNING... SOME WEAK TREES 
  MIGHT ALSO FALL DOWN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE...RECYCLING AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.

&&

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-019-NJZ013-014-016>020-026-050600-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0007.110405T0600Z-110405T1500Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
CENTREVILLE...EASTON...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...
GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...
JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND
600 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN DELAWARE...MOST OF THE MARYLAND EASTERN
  SHORE AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARDS...WIND

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* TIMING...BEST CHANCE OF OCCURRING BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 AM AS THE 
  FRONT NEARS THE REGION. WIND GUSTS WILL BE MIXED MORE 
  EFFICIENTLY DOWNWARD IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO FALL AND 
  AFFECT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IF RAIN COINCIDES WITH 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ON TUESDAY MORNING... SOME WEAK TREES 
  MIGHT ALSO FALL DOWN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE...RECYCLING AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 3:46 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI24 hr

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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.