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Special Marine Warning 115, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 20, 2021

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special marine warning at Aug 20, 2021, 7:25 AM EDT. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 20, 2021, 7:25 AM EDT (11:25 UTC)
Expired
Aug 20, 2021, 8:30 AM EDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.0 in
Wind
34.0 mph

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 91 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1543 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1543 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1030 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

843 
WHUS51 KPHI 201125
SMWPHI
ANZ454-455-475-201230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.MA.W.0115.210820T1125Z-210820T1230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
725 AM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm...
Outer waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE out 20 to 40 nm...

* Until 830 AM EDT.

* At 724 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located near Delaware Lightship Buoy 44009, moving
  northeast at 25 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally 
           hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly 
           higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Five Fathoms Buoy, Delaware Lightship Buoy 44009, Buoy 2ms and Buoy
  4fb.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 3845 7503 3875 7506 3888 7477 3876 7437
      3829 7452
TIME...MOT...LOC 1124Z 234DEG 24KT 3851 7482 

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

CMS
2 follow-up statements
230 
FZUS71 KPHI 201203
MWSPHI

Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
803 AM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021

ANZ454-455-475-201230-
/O.CON.KPHI.MA.W.0115.000000T0000Z-210820T1230Z/
803 AM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021

...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM EDT...

For the following areas...
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm...
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm...
Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE out 20 to 40 nm...

At 803 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts
was located 9 nm south of Five Fathoms Buoy, moving northeast at 20
knots.

HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally 
         hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly 
         higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

Locations impacted include...
Buoy 4fb, Five Fathoms Buoy and Delaware Lightship Buoy 44009. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3835 7470 3881 7493 3882 7490 3885 7466
      3876 7437 3829 7452
TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 234DEG 19KT 3862 7462 

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

CMS
999 
FZUS71 KPHI 201230
MWSPHI

Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
830 AM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021

ANZ454-455-475-201239-
/O.EXP.KPHI.MA.W.0115.000000T0000Z-210820T1230Z/
830 AM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021

...THE SPECIAL MARINE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 830 AM EDT...

The affected areas were... 

Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm...
Outer waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE out 20 to 40 nm...

The thunderstorm has moved out of the area and no longer poses a
significant threat to boaters.

LAT...LON 3835 7470 3881 7493 3882 7490 3885 7466
      3876 7437 3829 7452
TIME...MOT...LOC 1229Z 234DEG 24KT 3871 7446 

$$

CMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 8:15 PM EDTRip Current StatementPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Ocean3 days
Aug 20, 3:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland37 min
Aug 20, 3:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic35 min
Aug 20, 8:20 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Aug 20, 8:45 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Aug 20, 9:36 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Ocean3 hr
Aug 20, 3:13 PM EDTRip Current StatementPHIMonmouth60 hr
Aug 20, 4:48 PM EDTTropical Storm WatchPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth6 hr
Aug 20, 6:39 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent8 hr
Aug 20, 6:46 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex3 hr
Aug 20, 8:18 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent, Sussex117 min

Nearby

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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.