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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

December 4, 20204 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Dec 4, 2020, 3:20 PM EST for 4 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware. It took effect at Dec 5, 2020, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 4, 2020, 3:20 PM EST (20:20 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 5, 2020, 6:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 5, 2020, 3:08 PM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

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

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 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 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 184 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 12:00Z on 2020-12-04Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2020-12-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 193 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2367 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
193 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
221 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

667 
WWUS71 KPHI 042020
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
320 PM EST Fri Dec 4 2020

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-050930-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0016.201205T1100Z-201205T2300Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Including the cities of Rehoboth Beach, Sandy Hook, Ocean City, 
Atlantic City, and Long Beach Island
320 PM EST Fri Dec 4 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY...

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

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Eastern Monmouth, Atlantic Coastal Cape 
  May, Coastal Atlantic and Coastal Ocean. In Delaware, Delaware 
  Beaches.

* WHEN...From 6 AM to 6 PM EST Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$

Davis
2 follow-up statements
351 
WWUS71 KPHI 050732
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
232 AM EST Sat Dec 5 2020

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-052045-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0016.201205T1100Z-201205T2300Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Including the cities of Rehoboth Beach, Sandy Hook, Ocean City, 
Atlantic City, and Long Beach Island
232 AM EST Sat Dec 5 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Coastal Ocean, Atlantic Coastal Cape 
  May, Eastern Monmouth and Coastal Atlantic. In Delaware, 
  Delaware Beaches.

* WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to 6 PM EST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

Fitzsimmons
582 
WWUS71 KPHI 052008
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
308 PM EST Sat Dec 5 2020

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-052115-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-201205T2300Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Including the cities of Rehoboth Beach, Sandy Hook, Ocean City, 
Atlantic City, and Long Beach Island
308 PM EST Sat Dec 5 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have diminished below advisory criteria, however gusty
northwesterly winds with gusts up to 40 mph will continue through
this evening.

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 3, 11:53 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI21 hr
Dec 4, 2:50 AM ESTGale WarningPHI40 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in New Jersey, 2020Wind Advisories in Delaware, 2020Every wind advisory in 2020

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.