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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 19, 2018Sussex County, Delaware; Atlantic County, Cape May County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Mar 19, 2018, 8:38 PM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware; Atlantic County, Cape May County, New Jersey. It took effect at Mar 20, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 19, 2018, 8:38 PM EDT (00:38 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 20, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 20, 2018, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Sussex County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:40 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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 134 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2018-03-20Temperature 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2018-03-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 335 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1384 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
335 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
424 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

242 
WWUS71 KPHI 200038
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
838 PM EDT Mon Mar 19 2018

DEZ003-004-NJZ023>025-201300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.180320T1200Z-180321T0000Z/
Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-
Including the cities of Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach, 
Cape May Court House, Ocean City, and Atlantic City
838 PM EDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 8 AM to 8 PM EDT Tuesday.

* WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* TIMING...Winds increase overnight and remain gusty through
  Tuesday. 

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power 
  lines. Scattered power outages are expected.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that very windy conditions are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for
high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Light-weight outdoor
objects such as patio furniture and garbage cans should be
secured.

&&

$$

po
3 follow-up statements
923 
WWUS71 KPHI 200754
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
354 AM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018

DEZ003-004-NJZ023>025-202200-
/O.EXT.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.180320T1200Z-180320T2200Z/
Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-
Including the cities of Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach, 
Cape May Court House, Ocean City, and Atlantic City
354 AM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* TIMING...Winds increase this morning and remain gusty into early
  this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power 
  lines. Scattered power outages are expected.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that very windy conditions are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for
high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Light-weight outdoor
objects such as patio furniture and garbage cans should be
secured.

&&

$$
304 
WWUS71 KPHI 201939
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
339 PM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018

DEZ003-004-NJZ023>025-202200-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180320T2200Z/
Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-
Including the cities of Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach, 
Cape May Court House, Ocean City, and Atlantic City
339 PM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018

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

* WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* TIMING...Winds increase this morning and remain gusty into early
  this evening. The advisory may need to be extended if wind gusts
  remain elevated into the evening hours.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that very windy conditions are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for
high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Light-weight outdoor
objects such as patio furniture and garbage cans should be
secured.

&&

$$

CMS
589 
WWUS71 KPHI 202159
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
559 PM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018


DEZ003-004-NJZ023>025-202300-
/O.EXP.KPHI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180320T2200Z/
Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-
Including the cities of Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach, 
Cape May Court House, Ocean City, and Atlantic City
559 PM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018

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

Winds are expected to remain just below advisory criteria
overnight. They will pick up again tomorrow, but a winter storm
warning covers this threat. Therefore, the wind advisory will
expire as scheduled.

$$

CMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 20, 2:40 AM EDTCoastal Flood WarningPHIKent, Sussex50 hr
Mar 20, 2:40 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHINew Castle50 hr
Mar 20, 4:41 AM EDTWinter Storm WarningPHIKent, New Castle, Sussex47 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in New Jersey, 2018Wind Advisories in Delaware, 2018Every wind 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.