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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Albany, NY

March 11, 2017Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut; Berkshire County, Massachusetts

NWS Albany, NY issued this wind advisory at Mar 11, 2017, 10:15 AM EST for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut; Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Mar 11, 2017, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2017, 10:15 AM EST (15:15 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 11, 2017, 11:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 11, 2017, 9:00 PM EST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:15 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

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 82 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 2017-03-11Temperature 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 2017-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -15 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1401 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

128 
WWUS71 KALY 111515
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
1015 AM EST Sat Mar 11 2017

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-120200-
/O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0008.170311T1600Z-170312T0200Z/
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Torrington, Oakville, Gaylordsville, 
New Milford, Terryville, Thomaston, Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, 
Florida, North Adams, Sandisfield, Great Barrington, 
and South Egremont
1015 AM EST Sat Mar 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 9 PM EST this evening.

* Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph.

* Timing...Late this morning through this evening.

* Impacts...A few downed branches and trees. Isolated power
  outages possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of 46 to 57 mph are 
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially
for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
520 
WWUS71 KALY 112058
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
358 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-120200-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-170312T0200Z/
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Torrington, Oakville, Gaylordsville, 
New Milford, Terryville, Thomaston, Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, 
Florida, North Adams, Sandisfield, Great Barrington, 
and South Egremont
358 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph.

* Timing...Winds will remain gusty before diminishing late this 
  evening.

* Impacts...A few downed branches and trees. Isolated power 
  outages possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of 46 to 57 mph are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 3:48 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region35 hr
Mar 11, 12:06 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire54 min

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.