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High Wind Watch 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 5, 20135 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this high wind watch at Mar 5, 2013, 4:34 AM EST for 5 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware. It took effect at Mar 6, 2013, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2013, 4:34 AM EST (09:34 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2013, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 5, 2013, 3:30 PM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Sussex County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:33 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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 191 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2013-03-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2013-03-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 166 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1583 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
177 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.

826 
WWUS71 KPHI 050934
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
434 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

DEZ003-004-NJZ013-014-020-022>027-052100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.HW.A.0002.130306T1200Z-130307T1500Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH...
FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST
434 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

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

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER
  LINES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
710 
WWUS71 KPHI 052030
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
330 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

DEZ004-NJZ014-023>026-060930-
/O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0002.130306T1200Z-130307T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.HW.W.0002.130306T1200Z-130307T1000Z/
DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REHOBOTH BEACH...SANDY HOOK...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND
330 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WEDNESDAY
  TURNING NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  

* TIMING... STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR ANYTIME FROM LATE
  MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER
  LINES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND THEN
  AT NIGHT IF THERE IS A WET SNOW ACCUMULATION.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

DEZ003-NJZ013-020-022-027-060930-
/O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0002.130306T1200Z-130307T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.130306T1200Z-130306T2300Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...FREEHOLD...JACKSON...
HAMMONTON...WHARTON STATE FOREST
330 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

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

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SHOULD OCCUR LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER 
  LINES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.

&&

$$

DEZ002-NJZ021-060930-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.130306T1200Z-130306T2300Z/
KENT-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...MILLVILLE
330 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 OR 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SHOULD OCCUR LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 3:23 PM ESTGale WarningPHI46 hr
Mar 5, 3:23 PM ESTStorm WarningPHI37 hr
Mar 5, 3:27 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon and 6 more32 hr
Mar 5, 3:30 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean32 hr
Mar 5, 3:30 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer and 4 more30 hr
Mar 5, 3:41 PM ESTCoastal Flood WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more54 hr

Nearby

High Wind Watches in New Jersey, 2013High Wind Watches in Delaware, 2013Every high wind watch 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.