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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

January 10, 2019New Castle County, Delaware; Cecil County, Maryland; Berks County, Chester County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Jan 10, 2019, 3:36 AM EST for New Castle County, Delaware; Cecil County, Maryland; Berks County, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2019, 3:36 AM EST (08:36 UTC)
Expired
Jan 10, 2019, 1:00 PM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD, Berks County, PA, Chester County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 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 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 171 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 00:00Z on 2019-01-10Temperature 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2019-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1194 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

847 
WWUS71 KPHI 100836
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
336 AM EST Thu Jan 10 2019

DEZ001-MDZ008-PAZ060-101-102-101800-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0001.190110T0836Z-190110T1800Z/
New Castle-Cecil-Berks-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Elkton, Reading, Honey Brook,
Oxford, West Chester, and Kennett Square
336 AM EST Thu Jan 10 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 1 PM EST this afternoon.

* WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 to 50 mph.

* TIMING...Northwest winds will increase this morning, peaking
  around mid-morning before starting to subside into this 
  afternoon. 

* IMPACTS...The strong 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 means that very windy conditions are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially if you 
are operating a large vehicle. Light-weight outdoor objects such 
as patio furniture and garbage cans should be secured.

&&

$$

Meola
1 follow-up statement
881 
WWUS71 KPHI 101748
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1248 PM EST Thu Jan 10 2019

DEZ001-MDZ008-PAZ060-101-102-101900-
/O.EXP.KPHI.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-190110T1800Z/
New Castle-Cecil-Berks-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Elkton, Reading, Honey Brook,
Oxford, West Chester, and Kennett Square
1248 PM EST Thu Jan 10 2019

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

Winds will diminish below advisory criteria but will remain gusty
through the rest of the afternoon hours. Isolated wind gusts up to
45 mph will be possible through the late afternoon hours.

$$

Staarmann

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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.