Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 13, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this wind advisory at Dec 29, 2012, 3:37 PM EST for 11 counties in New York; 4 counties in Connecticut; 5 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Dec 30, 2012, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2012, 3:37 PM EST (20:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2012, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2012, 5:59 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Union County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Orange County, NY, Putnam County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Suffolk County, NY, Westchester County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 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 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 809 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
572 WWUS71 KOKX 292037 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 337 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SUNDAY... CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179- 300930- /O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0013.121230T1100Z-121230T2300Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC- EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 337 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEAST NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY WITH STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD DOWN TREES AND TREE LIMBS...POWER LINES AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...AND CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
220 WWUS71 KOKX 300804 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 304 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY... CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179- 301700- /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0013.121230T1100Z-121230T2300Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC- EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 304 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEAST NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD DOWN TREES AND TREE LIMBS...POWER LINES AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...AND CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
270 WWUS71 KOKX 301630 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1130 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY... CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179- 302300- /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121230T2300Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC- EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 1130 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEAST NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD DOWN TREES AND TREE LIMBS...AND CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN 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. && $$
508 WWUS71 KOKX 302259 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 559 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH... CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179- 310000- /O.CAN.KOKX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121230T2300Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC- EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 559 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO ADVISORY CRITERIA...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND THE ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 3:34 AM EST | Gale Warning | OKX | 44 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:34 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 12 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:32 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 14 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.