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Special Marine Warning 99, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 21, 2021

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special marine warning at Jul 21, 2021, 4:17 PM EDT. It was in force for 58 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
Jul 21, 2021, 4:17 PM EDT (20:17 UTC)
Expired
Jul 21, 2021, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
34.0 mph

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 187 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 2021-07-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 728 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
728 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1221 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

172 
WHUS51 KPHI 212017
SMWPHI
ANZ451-452-471-472-212115-
/O.NEW.KPHI.MA.W.0099.210721T2017Z-210721T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
417 PM EDT Wed Jul 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  
Coastal and outer waters from Manasquan Inlet to Great Egg Inlet
NJ...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 417 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Brigantine,
  or near Atlantic City, moving southeast at 35 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and large hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and 
           suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in 
           structural damage.

* Locations impacted include...
  Atlantic City, Little Egg Reef, Atlantic City Reef, Little Egg
  Inlet, Great Egg Inlet, Brigantine and Great Egg Reef.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3910 7398 3931 7463 3954 7435 3943 7378
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 294DEG 35KT 3943 7442 

HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

Gorse
1 follow-up statement
811 
FZUS71 KPHI 212041
MWSPHI

Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
441 PM EDT Wed Jul 21 2021

ANZ451-452-471-472-212115-
/O.CON.KPHI.MA.W.0099.000000T0000Z-210721T2115Z/
441 PM EDT Wed Jul 21 2021

...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT...

For the following areas...
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20
nm...
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20
nm...
Waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 to 40 nm
from 20 to 40 NM...
Waters from Manasquan Inlet NJ to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 to 40
nm...

At 441 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Atlantic City
Reef, moving southeast at 20 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and 
         suddenly higher waves.

Locations impacted include...
Atlantic City, Little Egg Reef, Atlantic City Reef, Little Egg Inlet,
Great Egg Inlet, Brigantine and Great Egg Reef.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3910 7398 3931 7463 3954 7435 3943 7378
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 299DEG 20KT 3935 7427 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

Gorse

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 11:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris36 min
Jul 21, 12:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean34 min
Jul 21, 12:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI89 min
Jul 21, 12:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Ocean39 min
Jul 21, 12:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean67 min
Jul 21, 1:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic47 min
Jul 21, 1:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean49 min
Jul 21, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI95 min
Jul 21, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington47 min
Jul 21, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Jul 21, 2:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean26 min
Jul 21, 3:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester56 min
Jul 21, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden44 min
Jul 21, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester33 min
Jul 21, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean47 min
Jul 21, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI57 min
Jul 21, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden42 min
Jul 21, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem33 min
Jul 21, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI56 min
Jul 21, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Jul 21, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI23 min
Jul 21, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI66 min
Jul 21, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI46 min
Jul 21, 5:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May29 min
Jul 21, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
Jul 21, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh37 min
Jul 21, 1:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINorthampton34 min
Jul 21, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks48 min
Jul 21, 2:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Lehigh, Northampton42 min
Jul 21, 2:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery19 min
Jul 21, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMontgomery49 min
Jul 21, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia42 min
Jul 21, 2:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware38 min
Jul 21, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks31 min
Jul 21, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.