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Special Marine Warning 30, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 4, 2021

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special marine warning at Jun 4, 2021, 5:09 PM EDT. It was in force for 2 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 4, 2021, 5:09 PM EDT (21:09 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2021, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
50.0 mph

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 4, 5:12 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ssw Lacey Twp, NJDOWNED WIRES NEAR CANTERBURY DRIVE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 4, 5:15 PM EDTMARINE TSTM WIND 391 Ese Lanoka Harbor, NJ
Jun 4, 5:17 PM EDTHAIL 0.7Forked River, NJHAIL UP TO DIME SIZE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 233 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 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
233 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
526 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

112 
WHUS51 KPHI 042109
SMWPHI
ANZ450>453-470>473-042315-
/O.NEW.KPHI.MA.W.0030.210604T2109Z-210604T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
509 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  
Coastal and outer waters from Sandy Hook to Cape May NJ...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 508 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing
  waterspouts were located along a line extending from 10 nm
  northeast of Shark River Reef to 14 nm northwest of Atlantic City,
  moving southeast at 60 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts in excess of 50 knots, and small 
           hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally 
           hazardous seas. Boats could suffer significant structural 
           damage in high winds. Small craft could capsize in 
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Ocean Gate, Atlantic City, Little Egg Reef, Atlantic City Reef,
  Ship Bottom, Great Egg Inlet, Barnegat Light Reef, Garden State
  South Reef, Harvey Cedars, Forked River, Great Egg Reef,
  Lavallette, Beach Haven, Barnegat Light, North Beach Haven, Garden
  State North Reef, Shark River Reef, Little Egg Inlet, Buoy Ge and
  Seaside Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the
open water, stay below deck if possible and keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 3966 7331 3949 7337 3905 7368 3891 7382
      3939 7507 3943 7501 3932 7486 3935 7478
      3947 7478 3949 7473 3938 7463 3947 7450
      3956 7459 3960 7459 3960 7439 3970 7426
      3982 7427 3989 7421 4023 7362 3986 7333
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 297DEG 58KT 4020 7350 3957 7464 

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...50KTS

$$

Davis
1 follow-up statement
310 
FZUS71 KPHI 042312
MWSPHI

Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
712 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

ANZ450>453-470>473-042321-
/O.EXP.KPHI.MA.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210604T2315Z/
712 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

...THE SPECIAL MARINE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT...

The affected areas were... 

Coastal and outer waters from Sandy Hook to Cape May NJ...

The thunderstorms have moved out of the area and no longer pose a
significant threat to boaters.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southern New Jersey...and the adjacent coastal waters.

LAT...LON 3966 7331 3949 7337 3905 7368 3891 7382
      3939 7507 3943 7501 3932 7486 3935 7478
      3947 7478 3949 7473 3938 7463 3947 7450
      3956 7459 3960 7459 3960 7439 3970 7426
      3982 7427 3989 7421 4023 7362 3986 7333
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 297DEG 58KT 4020 7350 3957 7464 

$$

JEO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 8:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Ocean19 min
Jun 3, 8:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth30 min
Jun 3, 8:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth10 min
Jun 4, 1:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex38 min
Jun 4, 1:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIWarren97 min
Jun 4, 1:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex, Warren41 min
Jun 4, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren62 min
Jun 4, 2:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren70 min
Jun 4, 3:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more98 min
Jun 4, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer42 min
Jun 4, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset67 min
Jun 4, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Mercer44 min
Jun 4, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean63 min
Jun 4, 4:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester40 min
Jun 4, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
Jun 4, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean52 min
Jun 4, 4:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Ocean63 min
Jun 4, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean18 min
Jun 4, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Jun 4, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic42 min
Jun 4, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland48 min
Jun 4, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Jun 4, 1:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh28 min
Jun 4, 1:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Lehigh2 hr
Jun 4, 2:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery21 min
Jun 4, 2:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery51 min
Jun 4, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks48 min
Jun 4, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia46 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.