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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Albany, NY

February 24, 20124 states

NWS Albany, NY issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2012, 5:03 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Feb 25, 2012, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2012, 5:03 AM EST (10:03 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2012, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 26, 2012, 4:00 AM EST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA, Albany County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Fulton County, NY, Greene County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Ulster County, NY, Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:02 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

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 7 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, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2012-02-24Temperature 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, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2012-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 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
1335 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
93 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 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.

534 
WWUS71 KALY 241003
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
503 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012


CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-242215-
/O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0004.120225T0600Z-120226T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...
NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...
HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...
GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...
TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
503 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20
  TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER 
  LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT 
  SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
091 
WWUS71 KALY 242135
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
435 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

MAZ001-025-NYZ038>040-047>054-058>061-063-082-VTZ013>015-251000-
/O.UPG.KALY.WI.Y.0004.120225T0600Z-120226T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KALY.HW.W.0002.120225T0500Z-120226T0000Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...
LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...
JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...
DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...
BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...
TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...
CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...
HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...
WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...NORTHVILLE...
MAYFIELD...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
435 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...MOHAWK VALLEY...SACANDAGA REGION...GREATER CAPITAL
  DISTRICT...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...EASTERN CATSKILLS...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
  TACONICS...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH WILL
  RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT SECURED MAY BE BLOWN
  AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CTZ001-013-NYZ032-033-041>043-064>066-083-084-251000-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0004.120225T0600Z-120226T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN HERKIMER-
HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...
NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...
FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH
435 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA
  REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN TACONICS AND LITCHFIELD
  HILLS.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER 
  LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT 
  SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
166 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
439 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

MAZ001-025-NYZ038>040-047>054-058>061-063-082-VTZ013>015-260000-
/O.CON.KALY.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...
LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...
JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...
DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...
BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...
TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...
CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...
HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...
WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...NORTHVILLE...
MAYFIELD...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
439 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...MOHAWK VALLEY...SACANDAGA REGION...GREATER CAPITAL 
  DISTRICT...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...EASTERN CATSKILLS...NORTHERN AND 
  CENTRAL TACONICS...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH COULD
  RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT SECURED MAY BE
  BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CTZ001-013-NYZ032-033-041>043-064>066-083-084-260000-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN HERKIMER-
HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...
NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...
FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH
439 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA 
  REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN TACONICS AND LITCHFIELD 
  HILLS. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER
  LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT SECURED
  MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
021 
WWUS71 KALY 251732
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1232 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

MAZ001-025-NYZ038>040-047>054-058>061-063-082-VTZ013>015-260000-
/O.CAN.KALY.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KALY.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...
LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...
JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...
DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...
BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...
TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...
CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...
HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...
WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...NORTHVILLE...
MAYFIELD...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
1232 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA 
  REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN TACONICS AND LITCHFIELD 
  HILLS. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS
  UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER 
  LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT 
  SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CTZ001-013-NYZ032-033-041>043-064>066-083-084-260000-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN HERKIMER-
HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...
NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...
FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH
1232 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA 
  REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN TACONICS AND LITCHFIELD 
  HILLS. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER 
  LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT 
  SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
702 
WWUS71 KALY 252052
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
352 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-260000-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...
NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...
HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...
GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...
TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
352 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT...WESTERN
  MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT.

* TIMING...THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS 
  UP TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER 
  LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT 
  SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
807 
WWUS71 KALY 252341
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
641 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084-VTZ013>015-
260045-
/O.CAN.KALY.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-
EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-NORTHERN FULTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...
TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
641 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...THE THREAT OF STRONGER AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS HAS ENDED.

$$

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-260500-
/O.EXT.KALY.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0500Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC
641 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT.

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS 
  UP TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER 
  LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT 
  SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
700 
WWUS71 KALY 260450
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1150 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-260900-
/O.EXT.KALY.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0900Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC
1150 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT.

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER 
  LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT 
  SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
654 
WWUS71 KALY 260906
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
406 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2012


CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-261015-
/O.EXP.KALY.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0900Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC
406 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE AND INCOMING
HIGH PRESSURE HAS FINALLY BEGUN TO EASE WHICH HAS RESULTED IN THE
WIND SLOWLY DIMINISHING ACROSS MOST AREAS OF THE BERKSHIRES AND
LITCHFIELD COUNTY.

THERE STILL WILL BE SOME ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH
INTO THE EARLY MORNING...BUT THE WIND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY CLOSER
TO 30 MPH AND EITHER WAY BELOW THE WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLD.

THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THE DAY WEARS ON. 


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 4:35 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningALYAlbany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer, Montgomery and 5 more20 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in New York, 2012Wind Advisories in Vermont, 2012Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012

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.