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Frost Advisory 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 27, 2020Morris County, Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Lehigh County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this frost advisory at Apr 27, 2020, 3:12 PM EDT for Morris County, Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Lehigh County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Apr 28, 2020, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2020, 3:12 PM EDT (19:12 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 28, 2020, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 28, 2020, 7:45 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Morris County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Lehigh County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 182 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 2020-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2020-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 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
490 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

943 
WWUS71 KPHI 271912
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
312 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2020

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ061-062-280815-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FR.Y.0005.200428T0600Z-200428T1200Z/
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Lehigh-Northampton-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown, 
Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton
312 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2020

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Sussex, Warren and Morris. In 
  Pennsylvania, Lehigh and Northampton.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
707 
WWUS71 KPHI 280737
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
337 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2020

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ061-062-281200-
/O.CON.KPHI.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-200428T1200Z/
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Lehigh-Northampton-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown, 
Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton
337 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2020

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Sussex and Warren. In 
  Pennsylvania, Lehigh and Northampton.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
859 
WWUS71 KPHI 281145
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
745 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2020

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ061-062-281245-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-200428T1200Z/
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Lehigh-Northampton-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown, 
Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton
745 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2020

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Temperatures are rising and frost will no longer pose a concern.
The advisory is cancelled.

$$

JEO

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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.