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Wind Advisory 13, NWS New York, NY

November 14, 2020Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; Nassau County, Suffolk County, New York

NWS New York, NY issued this wind advisory at Nov 14, 2020, 3:34 PM EST for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; Nassau County, Suffolk County, New York. It took effect at Nov 15, 2020, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 14, 2020, 3:34 PM EST (20:34 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 15, 2020, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 15, 2020, 11:40 PM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

Counties Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Nassau County, NY, Suffolk County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 41 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 2020-11-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2020-11-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 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
1283 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
81 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

163 
WWUS71 KOKX 142034
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Upton NY
334 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2020

CTZ010>012-NYZ078>081-177-179-150930-
/O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0013.201115T1800Z-201116T0500Z/
Southern New Haven-Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-
Northwestern Suffolk-Northeastern Suffolk-Southwestern Suffolk-
Southeastern Suffolk-Northern Nassau-Southern Nassau-
334 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Connecticut, Southern New Haven, Southern Middlesex 
  and Southern New London Counties. In New York, Northwestern 
  Suffolk, Northeastern Suffolk, Southwestern Suffolk, 
  Southeastern Suffolk, Northern Nassau and Southern Nassau 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 PM Sunday to midnight EST Sunday night.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
726 
WWUS71 KOKX 150833
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Upton NY
333 AM EST Sun Nov 15 2020

CTZ010>012-NYZ078>081-177-179-152200-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0013.201115T1800Z-201116T0500Z/
Southern New Haven-Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-
Northwestern Suffolk-Northeastern Suffolk-Southwestern Suffolk-
Southeastern Suffolk-Northern Nassau-Southern Nassau-
333 AM EST Sun Nov 15 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Connecticut, Southern Middlesex, Southern New 
  London and Southern New Haven Counties. In New York, Southern 
  Nassau, Northeastern Suffolk, Northern Nassau, Southeastern 
  Suffolk, Southwestern Suffolk and Northwestern Suffolk 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to midnight EST tonight.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
755 
WWUS71 KOKX 152014
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Upton NY
314 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2020

CTZ010>012-NYZ078>081-177-179-160500-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201116T0500Z/
Southern New Haven-Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-
Northwestern Suffolk-Northeastern Suffolk-Southwestern Suffolk-
Southeastern Suffolk-Northern Nassau-Southern Nassau-
314 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 to 50 mph.

* WHERE...In Connecticut, Southern Middlesex, Southern New 
  London and Southern New Haven Counties. In New York, Southern 
  Nassau, Northeastern Suffolk, Northern Nassau, Southeastern 
  Suffolk, Southwestern Suffolk and Northwestern Suffolk 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until midnight EST tonight.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
175 
WWUS71 KOKX 160333
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Upton NY
1033 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2020

CTZ010-011-NYZ078-080-177-179-160445-
/O.CAN.KOKX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201116T0500Z/
Southern New Haven-Southern Middlesex-Northwestern Suffolk-
Southwestern Suffolk-Northern Nassau-Southern Nassau-
1033 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have diminished across the area. Therefore the Wind 
Advisory to be cancelled.

$$

CTZ012-NYZ079-081-160500-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201116T0500Z/
Southern New London-Northeastern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk-
1033 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...In Connecticut, Southern New London County. In New 
  York, Northeastern Suffolk and Southeastern Suffolk Counties.

* WHEN...Until midnight EST tonight.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
999
WWUS71 KOKX 160440
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Upton NY
1140 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2020

CTZ012-NYZ079-081-160545-
/O.CAN.KOKX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201116T0500Z/
Southern New London-Northeastern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk-
1140 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have diminished across the area, therefore the Wind Advisory
has been cancelled.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 14, 4:25 AM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKXGreater Bridgeport Planning Region32 hr
Nov 14, 3:35 AM ESTGale WatchOKX12 hr
Nov 14, 3:39 PM ESTGale WarningOKX38 hr

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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.