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Frost Advisory 5, NWS New York, NY

November 6, 2021Nassau County, New York

NWS New York, NY issued this frost advisory at Nov 6, 2021, 6:43 AM EDT for Nassau County, New York. It took effect at Nov 7, 2021, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 6, 2021, 6:43 AM EDT (10:43 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 7, 2021, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Nov 7, 2021, 8:00 AM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

County Nassau County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:46 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 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 62 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 00:00Z on 2021-11-06Temperature 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-11-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 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
1662 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

947 
WWUS71 KOKX 061043
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
643 AM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021

CTZ009>012-NYZ071-078>081-061300-
/O.CON.KOKX.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-211106T1300Z/
Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven-Southern Middlesex-
Southern New London-Southern Westchester-Northwest Suffolk-
Northeast Suffolk-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk-
643 AM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28.

* WHERE...In Connecticut, Southern Fairfield, Southern New 
  London, Southern New Haven and Southern Middlesex Counties. In 
  New York, Southern Westchester, Southwest Suffolk, Southeast 
  Suffolk, Northeast Suffolk and Northwest Suffolk Counties.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

NYZ179-061845-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FR.Y.0005.211107T0400Z-211107T1300Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.FR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-211106T1300Z/
Southern Nassau-
643 AM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as the mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation. 

* WHERE...Southern Nassau County.

* WHEN...For the first Frost Advisory, until 9 AM EDT this 
  morning. For the second Frost Advisory, from midnight EDT 
  tonight to 8 AM EST Sunday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

NJZ006-106-108-NYZ073-074-177-061300-
/O.CON.KOKX.FR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-211106T1300Z/
Hudson-Eastern Essex-Eastern Union-Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)-
Northern Nassau-
643 AM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as the lower and mid 30s will result
  in frost formation.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Hudson, Eastern Essex and Eastern Union 
  Counties. In New York, Bronx, Richmond (Staten Island) and 
  Northern Nassau Counties.

* WHEN...Until 9 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
753 
WWUS71 KOKX 062230
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
630 PM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021

NYZ179-071030-
/O.CON.KOKX.FR.Y.0005.211107T0400Z-211107T1300Z/
Southern Nassau-
630 PM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT TO
8 AM EST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as the mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Southern Nassau County.

* WHEN...Midnight EDT tonight to 8 AM EST Sunday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
714 
WWUS71 KOKX 070813
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
313 AM EST Sun Nov 7 2021

NYZ179-072100-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FR.Y.0006.211108T0400Z-211108T1300Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-211107T1300Z/
Southern Nassau-
313 AM EST Sun Nov 7 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as the mid 30s will result in frost
  formation. 

* WHERE...Southern Nassau County.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EST this morning, and again from 11 PM this 
  evening to 8 AM EST Monday. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 6, 5:57 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKXBronx, Nassau, Queens, Suffolk21 hr
Nov 6, 5:57 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKXKings, Nassau, Queens, Richmond, Westchester22 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.