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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 6, 20135 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Mar 6, 2013, 9:32 PM EST for 5 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 6, 2013, 9:32 PM EST (02:32 UTC)
Expired
Mar 6, 2013, 11:52 PM EST
In force
2 hr
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 02:31 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, 2.5 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 2013-03-07Temperature 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 2013-03-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 411 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
514 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
411 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
497 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.

259 
WWUS71 KPHI 070232
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
932 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

DEZ003-NJZ013-020-022-023-027-070500-
/O.CAN.KPHI.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0006.130307T0232Z-130307T0500Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...FREEHOLD...JACKSON...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...WHARTON STATE FOREST
932 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

* 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 TRAVELING ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED
SURFACES. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE
AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.

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.

&&

$$

DEZ001-002-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012-015>019-021-PAZ070-071-
102-104-106-070345-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130307T0500Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
MIDDLESEX-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
CUMBERLAND-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...ELKTON...
CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...NEW BRUNSWICK...
TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...
MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MILLVILLE...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...
WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...
MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
932 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT...BUT A FEW GUSTS
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE. 

$$

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-071000-
/O.CON.KPHI.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T1000Z/
DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REHOBOTH BEACH...SANDY HOOK...
OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND
932 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES... TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. WEAK STRUCTURES MIGHT ALSO
  BE DAMAGED AND LOOSE OBJECTS WILL GET TOSSED ABOUT. 

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. MOTORISTS SHOULD
USE EXTREME CAUTION... ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
TRAVELING ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
831 
WWUS71 KPHI 070452
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1152 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-071000-
/O.CAN.KPHI.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0007.130307T0452Z-130307T1000Z/
DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REHOBOTH BEACH...SANDY HOOK...
OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND
1152 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS...NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CONTINUE TO BRING DOWN TREE
  LIMBS AND UTILITY WIRES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION, ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING A
LARGE VEHICLE. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.

&&

$$

DEZ003-NJZ013-020-022-023-027-070600-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130307T0500Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...FREEHOLD...JACKSON...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...WHARTON STATE FOREST
1152 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 11:52 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean4 hr
Mar 7, 3:30 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer and 7 more35 hr
Mar 7, 1:43 PM ESTGale WarningPHI32 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in New Jersey, 2013Wind Advisories in Delaware, 2013Every wind advisory 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.