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Wind Advisory 7, NWS New York, NY

October 30, 20124 counties in Connecticut; 11 counties in New York; 5 counties in New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this wind advisory at Oct 30, 2012, 12:09 AM EDT for 4 counties in Connecticut; 11 counties in New York; 5 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 30, 2012, 12:09 AM EDT (04:09 UTC)
Expired
Oct 30, 2012, 12:15 PM EDT
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 04:10 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, 4.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2012-10-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 14 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2012-10-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 384 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
779 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
384 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
380 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.

999 
WWUS71 KOKX 300409
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1209 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

CTZ005>012-NYZ078>081-301800-
/O.CAN.KOKX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121030T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0007.121030T0409Z-121030T2200Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
1209 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL CONNECTICUT...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN LONG 
  ISLAND.

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL STILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR
  DAMAGE...WITH DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND LOOSE OBJECTS BEING BLOWN
  ABOUT. TREES WEAKENED BY EARLIER HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS
  COULD BE TOPPLED.

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.

&&

$$

NJZ006-104-106-108-NYZ071>075-176>179-301800-
/O.CON.KOKX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121030T2200Z/
HUDSON-EASTERN BERGEN-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1209 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY AND IMMEDIATE SUBURBS...INCLUDING 
  URBAN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER...AND 
  WESTERN LONG ISLAND.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS OF LONG DURATION.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE
  CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND SNAPPING OFF LARGE TREE BRANCHES.
  POWER OUTAGES COULD BE WIDESPREAD AND LAST AT LEAST SEVERAL
  DAYS. DEBRIS WILL BLOCK SOME ROADS. MOST POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE
  HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO
  SHINGLES...SIDING... GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE
  ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME
  AIRBORNE... CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY.
  WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS COULD BE BROKEN BY FLYING DEBRIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. STAY INSIDE AND AWAY
FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE
OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN
EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

$$

NJZ002-004-103-105-107-NYZ067>070-301800-
/O.CON.KOKX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121030T2200Z/
WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-
WESTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
1209 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND THE LOWER HUDSON 
  VALLEY.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS OF LONG DURATION.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE
  CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND SNAPPING OFF LARGE TREE BRANCHES.
  POWER OUTAGES COULD BE WIDESPREAD AND LAST AT LEAST SEVERAL
  DAYS. DEBRIS WILL BLOCK SOME ROADS. MOST POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE
  HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO
  SHINGLES...SIDING... GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE
  ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME
  AIRBORNE... CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY.
  WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS COULD BE BROKEN BY FLYING DEBRIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. STAY INSIDE AND AWAY
FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE
OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN
EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
936 
WWUS71 KOKX 300742
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
342 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-176>179-302000-
/O.CAN.KOKX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121030T2200Z/
/O.EXA.KOKX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121030T2200Z/
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-
342 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND THE LOWER HUDSON
  VALLEY. 

* HAZARDS...WINDS STILL CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TREES AND BRANCHES WEAKENED BY EARLIER HURRICANE FORCE
  WIND GUSTS COULD STILL BE DOWNED. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD 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>012-NYZ078>081-302000-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121030T2200Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
342 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN LONG
  ISLAND.

* HAZARDS...WINDS STILL CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  THIS MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TREES AND BRANCHES WEAKENED BY EARLIER HURRICANE FORCE
  WIND GUSTS COULD STILL BE DOWNED. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD 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.

&&

$$

GOODMAN
314 
WWUS71 KOKX 301446
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1046 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-
302200-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121030T2200Z/
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-
1046 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...NORTHEASTERN NEW
  JERSEY...AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARDS...WINDS STILL CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TREES AND BRANCHES WEAKENED BY EARLIER HURRICANE 
  FORCE WIND GUSTS COULD STILL BE DOWNED. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD 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.

&&

$$
453 
WWUS71 KOKX 301615
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1215 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED...

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-
301715-
/O.CAN.KOKX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121030T2200Z/
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-
1215 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

SOUTHERLY WINDS REMAIN AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH.
THROUGH 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...WIND AND GUSTS WILL BE BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 30, 2:17 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKXGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region13 hr
Oct 30, 12:54 AM EDTGale WarningOKX15 hr
Oct 30, 12:54 AM EDTStorm WarningOKX3 hr
Oct 30, 4:02 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryOKX5 days

Nearby

Wind Advisories in New York, 2012Wind Advisories in New Jersey, 2012Wind Advisories in Connecticut, 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.