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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this wind advisory at Feb 12, 2012, 12:00 AM EST for Currituck County, North Carolina; 4 counties in Maryland; Accomack County, Northampton County, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2012, 12:00 AM EST (05:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2012, 9:58 AM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
Counties Dorchester County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Currituck County, NC, Accomack County, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, Northampton County, VA
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 47 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 682 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -199 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
566 WWUS71 KAKQ 120500 NPWAKQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1200 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH DAYBREAK... .A STRONG ARCTIC SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH THROUGH DAYBREAK. MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-121300- /O.NEW.KAKQ.WI.Y.0001.120212T0500Z-120212T1500Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE... WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE 1200 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE INCLUDING CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...OCEAN CITY...MELFA...CHINCOTEAGUEW AND CAPE CHARLES. * HAZARDS: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. * WINDS: FREQUENT STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SOME MINOR DAMAGE MAY RESULT FROM THE FREQUENT STRONG WIND GUSTS. A FEW DOWNED TREES CAN BE EXPECTED. LIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ102-VAZ095-098-121200- /O.NEW.KAKQ.WI.Y.0001.120212T0500Z-120212T1200Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COROLLA 1200 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: LOCATIONS NEAR THE WATER IN PORTSMOUTH...NORFOLK... VIRGINIA BEACH AND THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. * WINDS: FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS UNTIL DAYBREAK SUNDAY. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES AND TOSS AROUND LIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
489 WWUS71 KAKQ 121200 NPWAKQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 700 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH DAYBREAK... .A STRONG ARCTIC SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING. NCZ102-VAZ095-098-121300- /O.CAN.KAKQ.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120212T1200Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COROLLA 700 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS IN AREAS CLOSE TO AND ON THE WATER WILL REMAIN AROUND 40 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING AND THEN SLOWLY DECREASE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SINCE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-121500- /O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE... WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE 700 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE INCLUDING CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...OCEAN CITY... MELFA...CHINCOTEAGUE AND CAPE CHARLES. * HAZARDS: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. * WINDS: FREQUENT STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SOME MINOR DAMAGE MAY RESULT FROM THE FREQUENT STRONG WIND GUSTS. A FEW DOWNED TREES CAN BE EXPECTED. LIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
366 WWUS71 KAKQ 121459 NPWAKQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 958 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY CANCELED... .WIND GUSTS WILL BE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THE REST OF THE DAY. AN ISOLATED GUST TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH NOON. MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-121600- /O.CAN.KAKQ.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE... WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE 958 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CAN CELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL BE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THE REST OF TODAY. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE DELMARVA. $$ WRS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 1:03 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 20 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.