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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Baltimore/Washington

November 26, 202113 counties in Maryland; 9 counties in Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this wind advisory at Nov 26, 2021, 1:48 PM EST for 13 counties in Maryland; 9 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 26, 2021, 1:48 PM EST (18:48 UTC)
Expired
Nov 26, 2021, 4:30 PM EST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington
All 22 counties

Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Charles County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD, Frederick County, MD, Harford County, MD, Howard County, MD, Montgomery County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Arlington County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Fairfax, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Fauquier County, VA, King George County, VA, Loudoun County, VA, Stafford County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 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 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 37 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 12:00Z on 2021-11-26Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-11-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -183 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
1204 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-183 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

118 
WWUS71 KLWX 261848
NPWLWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
148 PM EST Fri Nov 26 2021

DCZ001-MDZ004>006-008-011-013-014-016>018-503>508-VAZ052>055-057-
501-502-505-506-262300-
/O.NEW.KLWX.WI.Y.0012.211126T1848Z-211126T2300Z/
District of Columbia-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore-
Cecil-Southern Baltimore-Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-
St. Marys-Calvert-Northwest Montgomery-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Northwest Howard-
Central and Southeast Howard-Northwest Harford-Southeast Harford-
Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-Fairfax-
Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Stafford-King George-
Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun-
Eastern Loudoun-
Including the cities of Washington, Frederick, Ballenger Creek, 
Eldersburg, Westminster, Reisterstown, Cockeysville, Elkton, 
Baltimore, Bowie, Suitland-Silver Hill, Clinton, College Park, 
Greenbelt, Laurel, Camp Springs, Glen Burnie, Annapolis, Severn, 
South Gate, Severna Park, Arnold, Odenton, St. Charles, Waldorf, 
Lexington Park, California, Chesapeake Beach, Huntingtown, 
Dunkirk, North Beach, Lusby, Prince Frederick, Germantown, 
Damascus, Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, 
Lisbon, Columbia, Ellicott City, Jarrettsville, Aberdeen, 
Dale City, Manassas, Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Montclair, Reston, 
Herndon, Annandale, Centreville, Chantilly, McLean, Franconia, 
Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Falmouth, Dahlgren, 
Warrenton, Turnbull, Purcellville, Leesburg, Ashburn, 
and Sterling
148 PM EST Fri Nov 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Portions of The District of Columbia, central, north 
  central, northeast, northern and southern Maryland and 
  northern Virginia. 

* WHEN...Until 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
139 
WWUS71 KLWX 262130
NPWLWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
430 PM EST Fri Nov 26 2021

DCZ001-MDZ004>006-008-011-013-014-016>018-503>508-VAZ052>055-057-
501-502-505-506-262230-
/O.CAN.KLWX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-211126T2300Z/
District of Columbia-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore-
Cecil-Southern Baltimore-Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-
St. Marys-Calvert-Northwest Montgomery-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Northwest Howard-
Central and Southeast Howard-Northwest Harford-Southeast Harford-
Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-Fairfax-
Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Stafford-King George-
Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun-
Eastern Loudoun-
Including the cities of Washington, Frederick, Ballenger Creek, 
Eldersburg, Westminster, Reisterstown, Cockeysville, Elkton, 
Baltimore, Bowie, Suitland-Silver Hill, Clinton, College Park, 
Greenbelt, Laurel, Camp Springs, Glen Burnie, Annapolis, Severn, 
South Gate, Severna Park, Arnold, Odenton, St. Charles, Waldorf, 
Lexington Park, California, Chesapeake Beach, Huntingtown, 
Dunkirk, North Beach, Lusby, Prince Frederick, Germantown, 
Damascus, Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, 
Lisbon, Columbia, Ellicott City, Jarrettsville, Aberdeen, 
Dale City, Manassas, Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Montclair, Reston, 
Herndon, Annandale, Centreville, Chantilly, McLean, Franconia, 
Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Falmouth, Dahlgren, 
Warrenton, Turnbull, Purcellville, Leesburg, Ashburn, 
and Sterling
430 PM EST Fri Nov 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds are dropping below criteria and should continue to slowly
subside this evening.

$$

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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.