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Gale Warning 13, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 18, 2013

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this gale warning at Mar 18, 2013, 10:24 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 18, 2013, 10:24 PM EDT (02:24 UTC)
Expired
Mar 19, 2013, 5:53 AM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

311 
WHUS71 KPHI 190224
MWWPHI

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1024 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

ANZ450-191000-
/O.UPG.KPHI.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130319T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.GL.W.0013.130319T0224Z-130319T1000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
1024 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT...WINDS
  DIMINISHING TOWARD 5 OR 6 AM.

* SEAS...5 TO 10 FEET.

* OUTLOOK...A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WESTERLY WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR 
  TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ431-452>455-191530-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130319T2200Z/
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
1024 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT DIMINISHING
  FOR A TIME TOWARD DAWN TUESDAY THEN BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
  BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 OR 30 KT.

* SEAS...4 FEET AT THE BAY ENTRANCE AND 5 TO 9 FEET ON THE
  ATLANTIC WATERS.

* OUTLOOK...A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WESTERLY WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR 
  TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS
WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ451-191530-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130319T2200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
1024 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...EAST WINDS TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT
  DIMINISHING TOWARD MORNING THEN BECOMING WEST ON TUESDAY WITH
  GUSTS TO 30 KT TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...5 TO 9 FEET.

* OUTLOOK...A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WESTERLY WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR 
  TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS
WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ430-191530-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0028.130319T1700Z-130320T1000Z/
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
1024 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO
6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...1 TO 2 FEET.

* OUTLOOK...A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR LATER 
  TUESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS
WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


DRAG
2 follow-up statements
594 
WHUS71 KPHI 190751
MWWPHI

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
351 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

ANZ431-192100-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130319T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.SC.Y.0029.130319T1700Z-130320T1000Z/
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
351 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...1 TO 3 FEET.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS
WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ450-192100-
/O.CON.KPHI.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130319T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.GL.W.0014.130319T2200Z-130320T0800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
351 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...EAST GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH BY 6AM AND THEN
  SHIFT TO WEST. WEST WINDS TONIGHT 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
  35 KT.

* SEAS...6 TO 10 FEET...SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ451>455-192100-
/O.EXT.KPHI.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130320T2200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
351 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON
  INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...6 TO 9 FEET....MOSTLY IN AN EAST SOUTHEAST SWELL WHICH WILL
  SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATER TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* OUTLOOK...A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WESTERLY WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR
  TONIGHT BUT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION TO ISSUE A GALE
  WARNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS
WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ430-192100-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0028.130319T1700Z-130320T1000Z/
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
351 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON
  AND TONIGHT.

* SEAS...1 TO 3 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS
WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
187 
WHUS71 KPHI 190953
MWWPHI

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
553 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

ANZ450-192300-
/O.CAN.KPHI.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130319T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KPHI.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130319T2200Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.GL.W.0014.130319T2200Z-130320T0800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
553 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EDT WEDNESDAY...
...THIS MORNINGS GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTHERN NEW
JERSEY WATERS EAST OF SANDY HOOK...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS...WIND BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...6 TO 10 FEET...SUBSIDING SLOWLY LATER TODAY THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS
WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ451>455-192300-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-130320T2200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
553 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON 
  INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...6 TO 9 FEET...SUBSIDING SLOWLY LATER TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* OUTLOOK...A PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WESTERLY WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR
  TONIGHT BUT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION TO ISSUE A GALE
  WARNING AT THIS TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS
WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ430-192300-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0028.130319T1700Z-130320T1000Z/
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
553 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON
  AND TONIGHT.

* SEAS...1 TO 3 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS
WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ431-192300-
/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0029.130319T1700Z-130320T1000Z/
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
553 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON
  AND TONIGHT.

* SEAS...2 TO 3 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS
WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 19, 3:51 AM EDTGale WarningPHI26 hr
Mar 19, 3:51 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI38 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in New Jersey, 2013Every gale warning in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.