Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 5, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this wind advisory at Mar 8, 2012, 4:05 AM EST for 5 counties in New Jersey; 11 counties in New York; 4 counties in Connecticut. It took effect at Mar 8, 2012, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2012, 4:05 AM EST (09:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2012, 9:59 PM EST
- In force
- 10 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 09:04 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 00:00Z, 9.1 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
- 1508 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
134 WWUS71 KOKX 080905 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 405 AM EST THU MAR 8 2012 NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>070-081715- /O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0005.120308T1700Z-120309T0100Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN- EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION- EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 405 AM EST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY OF SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED ROADS. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ABOUT. 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. && $$ CTZ005>010-NYZ071>075-176>179-081715- /O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0005.120308T1700Z-120308T2300Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 405 AM EST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY AND THE IMMEDIATE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SUBURBS...AND MOST OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY EARLY. GUSTS MAY LESSEN BY MID AFTERNOON AS A STEADY SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED ROADS. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ABOUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NYZ078-080-081715- /O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0005.120308T1700Z-120309T0900Z/ NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- 405 AM EST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL LONG ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. GUSTS MAY LESSEN DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AS A STEADY SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS...BUT SHOULD THEN RESUME TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED ROADS. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ABOUT. 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. && $$ CTZ011-012-NYZ079-081-081715- /O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0005.120308T2300Z-120309T0900Z/ SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 405 AM EST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN LONG ISLAND AND COASTAL SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED ROADS. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ABOUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
740 WWUS71 KOKX 081712 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1212 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012 CTZ011-012-NYZ079-081-090115- /O.EXT.KOKX.WI.Y.0005.120308T1712Z-120309T0900Z/ SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1212 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN LONG ISLAND AND COASTAL SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...HIGHEST WINDS STARTING EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED ROADS. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ABOUT. 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. && $$ CTZ005>010-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-176>179-090115- /O.EXT.KOKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120309T0500Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN- EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION- EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 1212 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...NEW YORK CITY...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY OF SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...AND INTERIOR SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...HIGHEST WINDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED ROADS. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ABOUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NYZ078-080-090115- /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120309T0900Z/ NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- 1212 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL LONG ISLAND. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...HIGHEST WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. GUSTS MAY DECREASE AT TIMES DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AS A STEADY SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS...BUT SHOULD THEN RESUME TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED ROADS. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ABOUT. 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. && $$
307 WWUS71 KOKX 090020 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 720 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012 CTZ005>010-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-176>179-090130- /O.CAN.KOKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120309T0500Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN- EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION- EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 720 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. CONDITIONS THAT WARRANTED THE ISSUANCE HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW CRITERIA LEVELS. HOWEVER...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 30 KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH WINDS DIMINISHING ACROSS ALL AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ CTZ011-012-NYZ078>081-090830- /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120309T0900Z/ SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 720 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN LONG ISLAND AND COASTAL SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...HIGHEST WINDS THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED ROADS. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ABOUT. 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. && $$
657 WWUS71 KOKX 090300 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 959 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT... CTZ011-012-NYZ078>081-090400- /O.CAN.KOKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120309T0900Z/ SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 959 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. CONDITIONS THAT WARRANTED ISSUANCE OF THE ADVISORY HAVE DROPPED BELOW CRITERIA LEVEL. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH...AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 4:03 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | OKX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:03 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | OKX | 15 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.