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Wind Advisory 5, NWS New York, NY

March 14, 20174 counties in New Jersey; 8 counties in New York; 4 counties in Connecticut

NWS New York, NY issued this wind advisory at Mar 14, 2017, 8:55 AM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey; 8 counties in New York; 4 counties in Connecticut. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 14, 2017, 8:55 AM EDT (12:55 UTC)
Expired
Mar 14, 2017, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
9 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, Union County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Suffolk County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:53 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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 62 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 2017-03-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-03-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 864 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
448 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
864 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
1168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

187 
WWUS71 KOKX 141255
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
855 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017

...Strong Winds As Nor'Easter Passes the Region Today...

CTZ009>012-NJZ006-104-106-108-NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-142200-
/O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0005.170314T1255Z-170314T2200Z/
Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven-Southern Middlesex-
Southern New London-Hudson-Eastern Bergen-Eastern Essex-
Eastern Union-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-
855 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Wind Advisory,
which is in effect until 6 PM EDT this evening.

* Winds...Northeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
  Strongest winds along the coast as well as Bridges and Elevated
  Roadways. 

* Timing...Though this afternoon.

* Impacts...Strong winds may down limbs, trees, and power lines.
  Scattered power outages are possible. 

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
985 
WWUS71 KOKX 141902
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
302 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017

...Winds Gradually Diminishing...

NJZ104-106-108-142015-
/O.CAN.KOKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170314T2200Z/
Eastern Bergen-Eastern Essex-Eastern Union-
302 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Upton has cancelled the Wind
Advisory.

Winds will gust up to 40 mph through 6 PM. 

$$

CTZ009>012-NJZ006-NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-142200-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170314T2200Z/
Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven-Southern Middlesex-
Southern New London-Hudson-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-
302 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* Winds...North 20 to 30 mph with a few gusts of 45 to near 50
  mph. Highest winds along the coast and on elevated bridges and
  roadways.

* Timing...Through 6 PM.

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

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.

&&

$$
660 
WWUS71 KOKX 142153
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
553 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017

...Deep Low Pressure Exiting the Region...

CTZ009>012-NJZ006-NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-142300-
/O.EXP.KOKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170314T2200Z/
Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven-Southern Middlesex-
Southern New London-Hudson-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-
553 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

Low pressure will track into Northern New England tonight. While
winds will still be strong overnight, speeds are expected to
remain below Wind Advisory criteria. The advisory will therefore
be allowed to expire.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 7:59 AM EDTWinter Storm WarningOKXBergen, Essex, Union7 hr
Mar 14, 7:59 AM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryOKXHudson7 hr
Mar 14, 10:11 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXNassau, Queens, Suffolk3 hr
Mar 14, 2:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXSuffolk3 hr
Mar 14, 3:48 PM EDTGale WarningOKX52 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.