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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 11, 2024Sussex County, Delaware; 6 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Apr 11, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware; 6 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Apr 12, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 11, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT (18:00 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 12, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 12, 2024, 6:25 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

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

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:59 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, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 186 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 2024-04-11Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2024-04-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 109 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
915 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

542 
WWUS71 KPHI 111800
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
200 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

DEZ003-004-NJZ013-014-020>027-121100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0012.240412T0400Z-240412T1100Z/
Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-
Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington-
Including the cities of Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach, Freehold, 
Sandy Hook, Jackson, Millville, Hammonton, Cape May Court House, 
Ocean City, Atlantic City, Long Beach Island, 
and Wharton State Forest
200 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Delaware and central and southern 
  New Jersey.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 7 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will be near the
  immediate coast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
649 
WWUS71 KPHI 120240
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

DEZ003-004-NJZ013-014-020>027-121100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0012.240412T0400Z-240412T1100Z/
Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-
Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington-
Including the cities of Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach, Freehold, 
Sandy Hook, Jackson, Millville, Hammonton, Cape May Court House, 
Ocean City, Atlantic City, Long Beach Island, 
and Wharton State Forest
1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Delaware and central and southern 
  New Jersey.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will be near the
  immediate coast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
001 
WWUS71 KPHI 121025
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
625 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

DEZ003-004-NJZ013-014-020>027-121130-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-240412T1100Z/
Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-
Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington-
Including the cities of Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach, Freehold, 
Sandy Hook, Jackson, Millville, Hammonton, Cape May Court House, 
Ocean City, Atlantic City, Long Beach Island, 
and Wharton State Forest
625 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds will remain gusty through Friday. Speeds will be less than
they were overnight. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 11, 5:00 AM EDTCoastal Flood WarningPHIKent, New Castle28 hr
Apr 11, 10:47 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex36 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.