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Wind Advisory 7, NWS State College, PA

March 9, 20178 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this wind advisory at Mar 9, 2017, 1:05 AM EST for 8 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2017, 1:05 AM EST (06:05 UTC)
Expired
Mar 9, 2017, 6:46 AM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties Bedford County, PA, Blair County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, Somerset County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:10 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

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2017-03-09Temperature 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2017-03-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 431 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
2667 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
97 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
431 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
511 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

978 
WWUS71 KCTP 090605
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA
105 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2017


PAZ012-017>019-024-025-033-034-041-045-046-091200-
/O.EXP.KCTP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170309T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0007.170309T0605Z-170309T1200Z/
Northern Clinton-Clearfield-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-
Cambria-Blair-Somerset-Bedford-Northern Lycoming-Southern Clinton-
Southern Lycoming-
Including the cities of Renovo, DuBois, Clearfield, Philipsburg, 
State College, Johnstown, Altoona, Somerset, Bedford, Trout Run, 
Lock Haven, and Williamsport
105 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

The National Weather Service in State College has extended the
Wind Advisory, which is now in effect until 7 AM EST this 
morning.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts between 45 and 
50 mph.

* TIMING...Through the mid morning hours.

* IMPACTS...Gusty westerly winds will blow around unsecured 
objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages 
may result. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Review wind safety and preparedness information at
weather.gov/wind.

&&

$$

PAZ004>006-010-011-026>028-035-037-042-049-050-090715-
/O.EXP.KCTP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170309T0600Z/
Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-
Fulton-Tioga-Sullivan-Union-Snyder-
Including the cities of Warren, Bradford, Coudersport, St. Marys,
Ridgway, Emporium, Huntingdon, Mount Union, Lewistown, 
Mifflintown, McConnellsburg, Mansfield, Wellsboro, Laporte, 
Lewisburg, and Selinsgrove
105 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2017

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Westerly winds will remain quite gusty, but slowly subside 
through the early morning hours today. However, peak wind gusts 
will stay at or below 40 mph. 

$$
1 follow-up statement
999 
WWUS71 KCTP 091146
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA
646 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2017


PAZ012-017>019-024-025-033-034-041-045-046-091300-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170309T1200Z/
Northern Clinton-Clearfield-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-
Cambria-Blair-Somerset-Bedford-Northern Lycoming-Southern Clinton-
Southern Lycoming-
Including the cities of Renovo, DuBois, Clearfield, Philipsburg, 
State College, Johnstown, Altoona, Somerset, Bedford, Trout Run, 
Lock Haven, and Williamsport
646 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in State College has cancelled the
Wind Advisory.

Westerly winds will average 10 to 15 mph today with occasional
gusts between 20 and 25 mph. 

$$

Lambert

The office that day

Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 3:58 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTPBlair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton and 17 more29 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.