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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Wakefield, VA

November 19, 20164 counties in Maryland

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this wind advisory at Nov 19, 2016, 3:47 AM EST for 4 counties in Maryland. It took effect at Nov 20, 2016, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 19, 2016, 3:47 AM EST (08:47 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 20, 2016, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 20, 2016, 6:00 PM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA

Counties Dorchester County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:47 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 47 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 2016-11-19Temperature 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 2016-11-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2915 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

628 
WWUS71 KAKQ 190847
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
347 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2016

MDZ021>025-191700-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.WI.Y.0007.161120T1200Z-161121T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY
347 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY.

* AREAS AFFECTED: LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE.

* HAZARDS: STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER 
  LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
354 
WWUS71 KAKQ 192130
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
430 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016


MDZ021>025-200530-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0007.161120T1200Z-161121T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY
430 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

* AREAS AFFECTED: LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE.

* HAZARDS: STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER
  LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
449 
WWUS71 KAKQ 200201
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
901 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016

MDZ021>025-201015-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0007.161120T1200Z-161121T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY
901 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

* AREAS AFFECTED: LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE.

* HAZARDS: STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER 
  LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
819 
WWUS71 KAKQ 200825
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
325 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016

MDZ021>025-201630-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0007.161120T1200Z-161121T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY
325 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

* AREAS AFFECTED: LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE.

* HAZARDS: STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: TODAY. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER 
  LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
002 
WWUS71 KAKQ 201500
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1000 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016

MDZ021>025-210000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-161121T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY
1000 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* AREAS AFFECTED: LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE.

* HAZARDS: STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: TODAY.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER 
  LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
112 
WWUS71 KAKQ 202300
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
600 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2016


MDZ021>025-210000-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-161121T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY
600 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL STILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND MONDAY, WITH
GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH, BUT THE STRONGER WINDS FROM EARLIER TODAY
HAVE ENDED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 19, 5:28 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryAKQDorchester4 hr

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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.