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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 18, 20214 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Mar 18, 2021, 3:31 AM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware. It took effect at Mar 19, 2021, 3:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 18, 2021, 3:31 AM EDT (07:31 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 19, 2021, 3:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 19, 2021, 1:00 PM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Sussex County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:32 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 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 184 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 2021-03-18Temperature 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2021-03-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 78 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
618 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

557 
WWUS71 KPHI 180731
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
331 AM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-182200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.210319T0700Z-210319T1700Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Including the cities of Rehoboth Beach, Sandy Hook, Ocean City, 
Atlantic City, and Long Beach Island
331 AM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Eastern Monmouth, Atlantic Coastal Cape 
  May, Coastal Atlantic and Coastal Ocean. In Delaware, Delaware 
  Beaches.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 1 PM EDT Friday.

* 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.

&&

$$

MPS
3 follow-up statements
108 
WWUS71 KPHI 181859
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
259 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-190800-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.210319T0700Z-210319T1700Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Including the cities of Rehoboth Beach, Sandy Hook, Ocean City, 
Atlantic City, and Long Beach Island
259 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EDT FRIDAY...

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

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Coastal Ocean, Atlantic Coastal Cape 
  May, Eastern Monmouth and Coastal Atlantic. In Delaware, 
  Delaware Beaches.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 1 PM EDT Friday.

* 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.

&&

$$

Johnson
572 
WWUS71 KPHI 190720
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
320 AM EDT Fri Mar 19 2021

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-191700-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210319T1700Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Including the cities of Rehoboth Beach, Sandy Hook, Ocean City, 
Atlantic City, and Long Beach Island
320 AM EDT Fri Mar 19 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Coastal Ocean, Atlantic Coastal Cape 
  May, Eastern Monmouth and Coastal Atlantic. In Delaware, 
  Delaware Beaches.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM EDT this afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$
496 
WWUS71 KPHI 191654
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1254 PM EDT Fri Mar 19 2021

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-191800-
/O.EXP.KPHI.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210319T1700Z/
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Including the cities of Rehoboth Beach, Sandy Hook, Ocean City, 
Atlantic City, and Long Beach Island
1254 PM EDT Fri Mar 19 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

Winds across the coast have peaked and will continue to slowly
subside throughout the afternoon.

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 18, 3:30 AM EDTGale WarningPHI39 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.