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Wind Advisory 4, NWS New York, NY

March 2, 20175 counties in New Jersey; 4 counties in Connecticut; 11 counties in New York

NWS New York, NY issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2017, 12:52 PM EST for 5 counties in New Jersey; 4 counties in Connecticut; 11 counties in New York. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2017, 12:52 PM EST (17:52 UTC)
Expired
Mar 2, 2017, 5:32 PM EST
In force
5 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 17:57 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, 5.9 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 2017-03-02Temperature 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 2017-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -210 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1855 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
112 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-210 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

741 
WWUS71 KOKX 021752
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
1252 PM EST Thu Mar 2 2017

...Strong Wind Gusts through this Afternoon... 
...Enhanced Threat for Brush Fire Spread through this 
Afternoon...

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-
022300-
/O.CAN.KOKX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170302T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0004.170302T1752Z-170302T2300Z/
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-
1252 PM EST Thu Mar 2 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Wind Advisory,
which is in effect until 6 PM EST this evening. The High Wind
Warning has been cancelled.

* Winds...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* Timing...through 6 pm.

* Impacts...Strong winds may knock down some tree limbs and power
  lines...causing scattered power outages. Additionally...recent
  dry conditions and low relative humidity values combined with
  the winds will result in an enhanced threat for brush fire
  spread through the afternoon. 

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
663 
WWUS71 KOKX 022232
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
532 PM EST Thu Mar 2 2017

...Decreasing Winds this Evening...

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-
022345-
/O.CAN.KOKX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170302T2300Z/
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-
532 PM EST Thu Mar 2 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have fallen below advisory criteria, and will further
diminish through the evening hours. The Wind Advisory has 
therefore been cancelled.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 3:14 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningOKXBergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union10 hr
Mar 2, 3:19 AM ESTStorm WarningOKX8 hr
Mar 2, 3:34 PM ESTGale WatchOKX12 hr
Mar 2, 5:29 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryOKX25 hr

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.