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Wind Advisory 1, NWS New York, NY

January 12, 20164 counties in Connecticut; 5 counties in New Jersey; 11 counties in New York

NWS New York, NY issued this wind advisory at Jan 12, 2016, 3:48 PM EST for 4 counties in Connecticut; 5 counties in New Jersey; 11 counties in New York. It took effect at Jan 12, 2016, 8:00 PM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 12, 2016, 3:48 PM EST (20:48 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 12, 2016, 8:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 13, 2016, 9:22 AM EST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Union County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Orange County, NY, Putnam County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Suffolk County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 71 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2016-01-12Temperature 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2016-01-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 114 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1584 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
206 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

981 
WWUS71 KOKX 122048
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
348 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016

...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-
130500-
/O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0001.160113T0100Z-160113T1800Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
348 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE REGION.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...HIGHEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES DOWNED. ISOLATED
  POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...
OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
067 
WWUS71 KOKX 130358
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1058 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016

...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-
131100-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T1800Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1058 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE REGION.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...HIGHEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES DOWNED. ISOLATED 
  POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...
OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
040 
WWUS71 KOKX 130827
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
327 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS INTO THIS AFTERNOON...

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-
131800-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T1800Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
327 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE REGION.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES DOWNED. ISOLATED 
  POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...
OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MALOIT
835 
WWUS71 KOKX 131134
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
634 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS INTO THIS AFTERNOON...

NJZ002-004-105-107-NYZ067-131245-
/O.CAN.KOKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T1800Z/
WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-
ORANGE-
634 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND GUSTS OVER ORANGE COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST
NEW JERSEY ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA...SO
THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THIS AREA.

$$

CTZ005>012-NJZ006-103-104-106-108-NYZ068>075-078>081-176>179-
131800-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T1800Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-
EASTERN BERGEN-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
634 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE REGION.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES DOWNED. ISOLATED 
  POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...
OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MALOIT
565 
WWUS71 KOKX 131422
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
922 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016

CTZ005>012-NJZ006-103-104-106-108-NYZ068>075-078>081-176>179-
131530-
/O.CAN.KOKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T1800Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-
EASTERN BERGEN-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
922 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA.
THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 12, 9:43 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryOKX8 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in New York, 2016Wind Advisories in New Jersey, 2016Wind Advisories in Connecticut, 2016Every wind advisory in 2016

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.