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Frost Advisory 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 20, 2024Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this frost advisory at Apr 20, 2024, 9:37 AM EDT for Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey. It took effect at Apr 21, 2024, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 20, 2024, 9:37 AM EDT (13:37 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 21, 2024, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 21, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:38 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 12:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 167 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 2024-04-20Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2024-04-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 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
508 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

217 
WWUS71 KPHI 201337
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
937 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

NJZ001-007-210245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FR.Y.0002.240421T0600Z-240421T1200Z/
Sussex-Warren-
Including the cities of Newton and Washington
937 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...

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

* WHERE...Sussex and Warren.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Sunday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...If high clouds come in earlier or thicker
  than forecast, temperatures may end up slightly milder and limit
  the frost potential. If not, frost advisories may be needed for
  additional counties in northwest New Jersey to the Lehigh Valley
  in Pennsylvania. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
592 
WWUS71 KPHI 201922
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
322 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

NJZ001-007-210830-
/O.CON.KPHI.FR.Y.0002.240421T0600Z-240421T1200Z/
Sussex-Warren-
Including the cities of Newton and Washington
322 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Sussex and Warren Counties in New Jersey.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Sunday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Johnson
228 
WWUS71 KPHI 210735
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
335 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024

NJZ001-007-211200-
/O.CON.KPHI.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-240421T1200Z/
Sussex-Warren-
Including the cities of Newton and Washington
335 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 degrees may result in patchy frost
  formation.

* WHERE...Sussex and Warren.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Any frost development that occurs will
  mainly be confined to more sheltered locations where wind speeds
  are lower.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

DeSilva
730 
WWUS71 KPHI 211151
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
751 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024

NJZ001-007-211300-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-240421T1200Z/
Sussex-Warren-
Including the cities of Newton and Washington
751 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

Temperatures continue to rise into the 40s. Therefore, the Frost
Advisory will expire at 8 am.

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 20, 3:07 AM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryPHI7 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.