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Frost Advisory 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

October 24, 20184 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this frost advisory at Oct 24, 2018, 3:12 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Oct 25, 2018, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 24, 2018, 3:12 PM EDT (19:12 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 25, 2018, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 25, 2018, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Montgomery County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 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

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 189 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2018-10-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2018-10-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1084 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

898 
WWUS71 KPHI 241912
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
312 PM EDT Wed Oct 24 2018

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-020-NJZ016>019-022-023-027-PAZ060-061-
101>103-105-250900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FR.Y.0005.181025T0600Z-181025T1300Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Cecil-Kent MD-Caroline-Salem-
Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Atlantic-Cape May-
Southeastern Burlington-Berks-Lehigh-Western Chester-
Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, Elkton, 
Chestertown, Denton, Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, 
Moorestown, Mount Holly, Hammonton, Cape May Court House, 
Wharton State Forest, Reading, Allentown, Honey Brook, Oxford, 
West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, Chalfont, 
and Perkasie
312 PM EDT Wed Oct 24 2018

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Frost
Advisory, which is in effect from 2 AM to 9 AM EDT Thursday.

* TEMPERATURES...Dropping to around 35 degrees.

* TIMING...The coldest temperatures are expected to occur toward
  daybreak Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost may damage sensitive vegetation. Take steps now
  to protect tender plants from the cold.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected.
Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
314 
WWUS71 KPHI 250744
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
344 AM EDT Thu Oct 25 2018

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-020-NJZ016>019-022-023-027-PAZ060-061-
101>103-105-251300-
/O.CON.KPHI.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-181025T1300Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Cecil-Kent MD-Caroline-Salem-
Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Atlantic-Cape May-
Southeastern Burlington-Berks-Lehigh-Western Chester-
Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, Elkton, 
Chestertown, Denton, Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, 
Moorestown, Mount Holly, Hammonton, Cape May Court House, 
Wharton State Forest, Reading, Allentown, Honey Brook, Oxford, 
West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, Chalfont, 
and Perkasie
344 AM EDT Thu Oct 25 2018

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS 
MORNING...

* TEMPERATURES...Falling into the middle 30s.

* IMPACTS...Frost may damage sensitive vegetation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected. 
Sensitive outdoor plants may be damaged if left unprotected.

&&

$$

Iovino
985 
WWUS71 KPHI 251259
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
859 AM EDT Thu Oct 25 2018

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-020-NJZ016>019-022-023-027-PAZ060-061-
101>103-105-251400-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-181025T1300Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Cecil-Kent MD-Caroline-Salem-
Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Atlantic-Cape May-
Southeastern Burlington-Berks-Lehigh-Western Chester-
Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, Elkton, 
Chestertown, Denton, Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, 
Moorestown, Mount Holly, Hammonton, Cape May Court House, 
Wharton State Forest, Reading, Allentown, Honey Brook, Oxford, 
West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, Chalfont, 
and Perkasie
859 AM EDT Thu Oct 25 2018

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...


$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 3:19 PM EDTGale WatchPHI36 hr

Nearby

Frost Advisories in New Jersey, 2018Frost Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2018Frost Advisories in Delaware, 2018Every frost advisory in 2018

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.