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Wind Advisory 7, NWS New York, NY

May 15, 20177 counties in New York; 5 counties in New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this wind advisory at May 15, 2017, 10:10 AM EDT for 7 counties in New York; 5 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 15, 2017, 10:10 AM EDT (14:10 UTC)
Expired
May 15, 2017, 3:23 PM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

Counties 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, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:12 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, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 97 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 2017-05-15Temperature 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 2017-05-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 330 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
1056 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
330 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
340 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

924 
WWUS71 KOKX 151410
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
1010 AM EDT Mon May 15 2017

...Strong Winds Today...

NJZ004-006-103>108-NYZ071>075-176>179-152200-
/O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0007.170515T1410Z-170515T2200Z/
Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen-
Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Union-Eastern Union-
Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-
Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northern Queens-
Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
1010 AM EDT Mon May 15 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...Northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts around 45 mph.

* Timing...Through this afternoon.

* Impacts...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power
  lines.

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.

&&

$$

JMC
1 follow-up statement
350 
WWUS71 KOKX 151923
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
323 PM EDT Mon May 15 2017

...Wind Advisory Cancelled...

NJZ004-006-103>108-NYZ071>075-176>179-152030-
/O.CAN.KOKX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170515T2200Z/
Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen-
Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Union-Eastern Union-
Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-
Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northern Queens-
Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
323 PM EDT Mon May 15 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

Northwest winds will continue to gust to around 40 MPH at times 
through 6 pm. This is below wind advisory criteria however. As a 
result, the advisory has been cancelled.

$$

JMC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 6:03 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryOKX4 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.