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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 7, 20169 counties in New Jersey; 5 counties in Maryland; Kent County, New Castle County, Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Apr 7, 2016, 3:30 AM EDT for 9 counties in New Jersey; 5 counties in Maryland; Kent County, New Castle County, Sussex County, Delaware. It took effect at Apr 7, 2016, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 7, 2016, 3:30 AM EDT (07:30 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 7, 2016, 7:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2016, 3:35 PM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:33 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 164 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 2016-04-07Temperature 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 2016-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 212 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
1060 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
330 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

061 
WWUS71 KPHI 070730
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
330 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ013-014-016>027-072200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0006.160407T1100Z-160407T2200Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...
ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST
330 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE DELMARVA AND
  SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY FROM MID MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND
  ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE
SECURED.

&&

$$

PO
1 follow-up statement
788 
WWUS71 KPHI 071935
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
335 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016



DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ013-014-016>027-072045-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160407T2200Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...
ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST
335 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THUS...THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 8:07 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHISalem5 hr
Apr 7, 3:41 AM EDTGale WarningPHI14 hr
Apr 7, 12:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem38 min
Apr 7, 1:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester54 min
Apr 7, 1:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren56 min
Apr 7, 1:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex56 min
Apr 7, 3:33 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI33 hr
Apr 7, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI39 min
Apr 7, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May49 min
Apr 7, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI51 min
Apr 7, 6:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI48 min
Apr 7, 7:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland37 min
Apr 7, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI46 min
Apr 7, 7:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean50 min
Apr 7, 10:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot86 min
Apr 7, 12:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICecil37 min
Apr 7, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent44 min
Apr 7, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot42 min
Apr 7, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex44 min
Apr 7, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINew Castle56 min
Apr 7, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent, Sussex48 min
Apr 7, 6:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, New Castle, Sussex38 min

Nearby

Wind Advisories in New Jersey, 2016Wind Advisories in Maryland, 2016Wind Advisories in Delaware, 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.