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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Albany, NY

January 9, 2016Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont; 8 counties in New York; Berkshire County, Massachusetts

NWS Albany, NY issued this wind advisory at Jan 9, 2016, 3:49 PM EST for Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont; 8 counties in New York; Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Jan 10, 2016, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 9, 2016, 3:49 PM EST (20:49 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 10, 2016, 5:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 10, 2016, 12:00 PM EST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Berkshire County, MA, Albany County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Greene County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Ulster County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 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

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 3 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2016-01-09Temperature 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2016-01-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 197 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
706 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
237 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

378 
WWUS71 KALY 092049
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
349 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-047-051-054-058-061-063-VTZ013-014-101100-
/O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0001.160110T1000Z-160110T1700Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL...
BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...
OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT...
HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CHATHAM...
SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...
NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE
349 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO NOON EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO NOON EST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...SCHOHARIE COUNTY...THE
  HELDERBERGS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
  TACONICS...BERKSHIRES...AND SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN
  VERMONT.

* WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT AND BE
  STRONGEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE THE LOCAL TERRAIN FUNNELS EAST
  TO SOUTHEAST FLOW.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY LEAD TO SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS 
  AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
637 
WWUS71 KALY 100731
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
231 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016

NYZ032-033-102215-
/O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0002.160110T2300Z-160111T1100Z/
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0001.160110T1000Z-160110T1700Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR
231 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN ADIRONDACKS.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THIS MORNING.
  SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
  TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND BE THE STRONGEST
  DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. WIND WILL THEN SUBSIDE
  SOMEWHAT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY LEAD TO SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS 
  AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ038>040-048-082-102215-
/O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0002.160110T2300Z-160111T1100Z/
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
NORTHERN FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...
MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...
AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD
231 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...MOHAWK VALLEY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY LEAD TO SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS 
  AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

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.

&&

$$

MAZ001-025-NYZ047-051-054-058-061-063-VTZ013-014-101700-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0001.160110T1000Z-160110T1700Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...COBLESKILL...
MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...
WINDHAM...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...
WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...BENNINGTON...
JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE
231 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...SCHOHARIE COUNTY...THE HELDERBERGS...EASTERN
  CATSKILLS...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TACONICS... BERKSHIRES...AND
  SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN VERMONT.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT AND BE
  STRONGEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE THE LOCAL TERRAIN FUNNELS EAST
  TO SOUTHEAST FLOW.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY LEAD TO SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS 
  AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
133 
WWUS71 KALY 101500
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1000 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016


NYZ032-033-102300-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160110T1700Z/
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0002.160110T2300Z-160111T1100Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR
1000 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EST MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SCATTERED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN
  ADIRONDACKS...ESPECIALLY HIGHER TERRAIN.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THIS 
  MORNING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  55 MPH TONIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND BE THE STRONGEST 
  DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. WIND WILL THEN SUBSIDE 
  SOMEWHAT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY LEAD TO SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS 
  AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MAZ001-025-NYZ047-051-054-058-061-063-VTZ013-014-101700-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160110T1700Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...COBLESKILL...
MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...
WINDHAM...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...
WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...BENNINGTON...
JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE
1000 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...SCATTERED AREAS THROUGHOUT SCHOHARIE COUNTY...THE
  HELDERBERGS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
  TACONICS... BERKSHIRES...AND SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF
  SOUTHERN VERMONT...ESPECIALLY HIGHER TERRAIN.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT AND BE 
  STRONGEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST 
  WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE THE LOCAL TERRAIN 
  FUNNELS EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY LEAD TO SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS 
  AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NYZ038>040-048-082-102300-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0002.160110T2300Z-160111T1100Z/
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
NORTHERN FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...
MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...
AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD
1000 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EST MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SCATTERED AREAS IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL MOHAWK
  VALLEY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY LEAD TO SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS 
  AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
987 
WWUS71 KALY 101706
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1206 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2016


NYZ032-033-102200-
/O.EXP.KALY.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160110T1700Z/
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0002.160110T2300Z-160111T1100Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR
1206 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EST MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SCATTERED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN 
  ADIRONDACKS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MAZ001-025-NYZ047-051-054-058-061-063-VTZ013-014-101815-
/O.EXP.KALY.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160110T1700Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...COBLESKILL...
MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...
WINDHAM...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...
WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...BENNINGTON...
JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE
1206 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SCHOHARIE COUNTY...THE HELDERBERGS...THE 
EASTERN CATSKILLS...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TACONICS...THE
BERKSHIRES...AND THE SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN VERMONT
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THE THREAT FOR WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50
MPH HAS ENDED.

$$

NYZ038>040-048-082-102200-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0002.160110T2300Z-160111T1100Z/
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
NORTHERN FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...
MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...
AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD
1206 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EST MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SCATTERED AREAS IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL MOHAWK 
  VALLEY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

Nearby

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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.