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High Wind Watch 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

October 27, 20124 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this high wind watch at Oct 27, 2012, 5:05 AM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 27, 2012, 5:05 AM EDT (09:05 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 29, 2012, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 28, 2012, 4:35 AM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 31 counties

Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 219 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2012-10-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2012-10-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
844 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
35 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.

247 
WWUS71 KPHI 270905
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
505 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012


DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012>027-PAZ067>071-
272130-
/O.NEW.KPHI.HW.A.0001.121029T0200Z-121030T0600Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...
FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...
ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
505 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...THE APPROACH OF POWERFUL TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WILL
  GENERATE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
  FROM THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR TO THE COASTS. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND ALONG THE COAST
  OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE. 

* EXPANSION OF WATCH...MAY BE NEEDED INTO THE REMAINDER OF
  NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA IN LATER FORECAST
  ASSESSMENTS WITH RIDGES VULNERABLE AS WELL AS THE LEHIGH VALLEY.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WINDS BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH...RAIN
  SOFTENED GROUND AND MANY TREES STILL FULLY LEAVED...SHOULD
  RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING.
  TREES COULD BE UPROOTED WITH MANY BROKEN TREE LIMBS EXPECTED.
  POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF LONG DURATION.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$


DRAG
3 follow-up statements
365 
WWUS71 KPHI 272034
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
434 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

..TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY TO PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS OUR 
REGION LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...

.TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWARD, THEN HOOK 
BACK TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AND MOVE ONSHORE IN OUR AREA SOMETIME 
LATER MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS ANTICIPATED TO TRANSITION INTO MORE OF 
A NOR'EASTER AS IT ARRIVES IN OUR LATITUDE, HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT 
IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED AS IT WILL BE A LARGE STORM.

NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-060>062-280900-
/O.EXB.KPHI.HW.A.0001.121029T1000Z-121030T2200Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
434 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO
  65 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THESE WINDS MAY THEN
  SHIFT TO THE WEST LATE MONDAY AS THE STORM MOVES ACROSS OUR
  AREA. 

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.
  THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND, INCREASINGLY SOFTENED GROUND, AND
  SOME TREES STILL WITH LEAVES, COULD RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER
  OUTAGES MONDAY AND TUESDAY. TREES COULD BE COMPLETELY UPROOTED
  AND MANY TREE LIMBS BROKEN. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF LONG
  DURATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012>027-PAZ067>071-
280900-
/O.EXT.KPHI.HW.A.0001.121029T1000Z-121030T2200Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...
FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...
ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
434 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO
  65 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THESE WINDS MAY THEN
  SHIFT TO THE WEST LATE MONDAY AS THE STORM MOVES ACROSS OUR
  AREA. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75
  MPH, MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE NEW JERSEY COAST.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE IMMEDIATE ATLANTIC
  COAST INLAND DURING SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.
  THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND, INCREASINGLY SOFTENED GROUND, AND
  MANY TREES STILL WITH LOTS OF LEAVES, COULD RESULT IN WIDESPREAD
  POWER OUTAGES MONDAY AND TUESDAY. TREES COULD BE COMPLETELY
  UPROOTED AND MANY TREE LIMBS BROKEN. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF
  DURATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

GORSE
486 
WWUS71 KPHI 280141
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
941 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

..TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY TO PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS OUR
REGION LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...

.TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWARD, THEN HOOK
BACK TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AND MOVE ONSHORE IN OUR AREA SOMETIME
LATER MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS ANTICIPATED TO TRANSITION INTO MORE
OF A NOR'EASTER AS IT ARRIVES IN OUR LATITUDE, HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED AS IT WILL BE A LARGE STORM.

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-281000-
/O.CON.KPHI.HW.A.0001.121029T1000Z-121030T2200Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
941 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO
  65 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THESE WINDS MAY THEN
  SHIFT TO THE WEST LATE MONDAY AS THE STORM MOVES ACROSS OUR
  AREA. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75
  MPH, MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE NEW JERSEY COAST.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE IMMEDIATE ATLANTIC 
  COAST INLAND DURING SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.
  THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND, INCREASINGLY SOFTENED GROUND, AND
  MANY TREES STILL WITH LOTS OF LEAVES, COULD RESULT IN WIDESPREAD
  POWER OUTAGES MONDAY AND TUESDAY. TREES COULD BE COMPLETELY
  UPROOTED AND MANY TREE LIMBS BROKEN. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF
  LONG DURATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH, OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS, AND SECURE OR BRING IN ITEMS THAT COULD BE TOSSED AROUND
IN THE HIGH WINDS.

&&

$$

GORSE
928 
WWUS71 KPHI 280835
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
435 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...SANDY TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS OUR REGION MONDAY AND
ESPECIALLY EARLY MONDAY NIGHT...

.POLEWARD MOVING SANDY WILL AGAIN BECOME A POWERFUL STORM AS IT
TURNS WEST ON MONDAY...SLAMMING INTO THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC
COAST LATE MONDAY EVENING WITH A PERIOD OF 60 TO 75 MPH WIND GUSTS.


DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-282200-
/O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0001.121029T1000Z-121030T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.HW.W.0001.121029T1200Z-121030T1300Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
435 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM EDT
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO
  TO 75 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED MONDAY AND EARLY MONDAY NIGHT.
  SHIFTING WINDS MAY STILL GUST TO 55 MPH TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE
  DIMINISHING LATER IN THE DAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL WIND GUSTS
  TO 75 MPH...IS MAINLY ALONG THE COASTS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE.

* TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE ATLANTIC COAST
  INLAND DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM MONDAY AND 4 AM TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY
  MONDAY EVENING JUST AHEAD AND JUST AFTER SANDY'S LANDFALL. WHILE
  THE PRIMARY DAMAGING WIND EVENT IS SLATED FOR LATE MONDAY OR
  MONDAY NIGHT...SPOTTY DAMAGE COULD BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK
  MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE... DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD
  POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY FROM THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR
  EASTWARD TO THE COASTS. THE COMBINATION OF THE
  WIND...INCREASINGLY RAIN SOFTENED GROUND... AND MANY TREES STILL
  LOADED WITH LEAVES... SHOULD RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES
  MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. TREES COULD BE COMPLETELY UPROOTED AND
  MANY TREE LIMBS WILL BE BROKEN. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF LONG
  DURATION.

* DURATION...THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE
  EXTENDED INTO MIDDAY TUESDAY...DEPENDENT ON SANDY'S STRENGTH AND
  LOCATION IN PENNSYLVANIA. IF THE WARNING WOULD NEED AN EXTENSION
  INTO TUESDAY...IT WOULD BE PRIMARILY FOR THE COASTAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH... OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS... AND SECURE OR BRING IN ITEMS THAT COULD BE TOSSED
AROUND IN THE HIGH WINDS.

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.

&&

$$


DRAG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 27, 4:51 AM EDTFlood WatchPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more71 hr
Oct 27, 5:42 AM EDTStorm WatchPHI11 hr
Oct 27, 6:47 AM EDTCoastal Flood WatchPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 6 more23 hr
Oct 27, 4:30 PM EDTStorm WarningPHI19 hr
Oct 27, 5:08 PM EDTCoastal Flood WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 5 more64 hr
Oct 27, 5:08 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean13 hr

Nearby

High Wind Watches in New Jersey, 2012High Wind Watches in Pennsylvania, 2012High Wind Watches in Maryland, 2012Every high wind watch 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.