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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Wakefield, VA

March 25, 20214 counties in Maryland

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this wind advisory at Mar 25, 2021, 3:02 PM EDT for 4 counties in Maryland. It took effect at Mar 26, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 25, 2021, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 26, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Mar 26, 2021, 3:30 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA

Counties Dorchester County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:07 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 47 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 2021-03-25Temperature 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 2021-03-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 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
578 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

776 
WWUS71 KAKQ 251902
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
302 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

MDZ021>025-260315-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.210326T1600Z-210326T2300Z/
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
Including the cities of Cambridge, Salisbury, Crisfield, 
Princess Anne, Snow Hill, and Ocean City
302 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, Inland Worcester and 
  Maryland Beaches Counties.

* WHEN...From noon to 7 PM EDT Friday.

* 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.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/akq
4 follow-up statements
742 
WWUS71 KAKQ 260043
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
843 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

MDZ021>025-260900-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.210326T1600Z-210326T2300Z/
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
Including the cities of Cambridge, Salisbury, Crisfield, 
Princess Anne, Snow Hill, and Ocean City
843 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Maryland Beaches, Inland Worcester, Dorchester, 
  Somerset and Wicomico Counties.

* WHEN...From noon to 7 PM EDT Friday.

* 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.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/akq
118 
WWUS71 KAKQ 260733
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
333 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

MDZ021>025-261600-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.210326T1600Z-210326T2300Z/
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
Including the cities of Cambridge, Salisbury, Crisfield, 
Princess Anne, Snow Hill, and Ocean City
333 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Maryland Beaches, Inland Worcester, Dorchester, 
  Somerset and Wicomico Counties.

* WHEN...From noon to 7 PM EDT Friday.

* 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.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/akq
487 
WWUS71 KAKQ 261621
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1221 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

MDZ021>025-262300-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210326T2300Z/
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
Including the cities of Cambridge, Salisbury, Crisfield, 
Princess Anne, Snow Hill, and Ocean City
1221 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest or west winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Maryland Beaches, Inland Worcester, Dorchester, 
  Somerset and Wicomico Counties.

* WHEN...From noon to 7 PM EDT 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.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/akq
992 
WWUS71 KAKQ 261930
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
330 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

MDZ021>025-262030-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210326T2300Z/
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
Including the cities of Cambridge, Salisbury, Crisfield, 
Princess Anne, Snow Hill, and Ocean City
330 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/akq

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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.