Alert archive / New Jersey / High Wind Watches in 2025
High Wind Watch 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this high wind watch at Nov 5, 2025, 2:18 AM EST for 5 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Nov 5, 2025, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 5, 2025, 2:18 AM EST (07:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 5, 2025, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 5, 2025, 11:48 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:22 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 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 189 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2347 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
288 WWUS71 KPHI 050718 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 218 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025 NJZ001-007>010-PAZ060>062-103-105-052100- /O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0003.251106T0000Z-251106T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0020.251106T0000Z-251106T1200Z/ Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton- Western Montgomery-Upper Bucks- Including the cities of Reading, Bethlehem, Somerville, Allentown, Washington, Easton, Pottstown, Newton, Perkasie, Flemington, Collegeville, Chalfont, and Morristown 218 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties. In Pennsylvania, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Upper Bucks, and Western Montgomery Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ PAZ054-055-052100- /O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0003.251106T0000Z-251106T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0020.251106T0000Z-251106T1200Z/ Carbon-Monroe- Including the cities of Stroudsburg and Jim Thorpe 218 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Carbon and Monroe Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ DEZ001>003-NJZ012-015>019-021-PAZ070-071-101-102-104-106-052100- /O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0020.251106T0000Z-251106T1200Z/ New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Middlesex-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester- Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Cumberland-Delaware-Philadelphia- Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Eastern Montgomery-Lower Bucks- Including the cities of Wilmington, Lansdale, Oxford, Norristown, Doylestown, Moorestown, Morrisville, Kennett Square, Georgetown, New Brunswick, West Chester, Honey Brook, Camden, Dover, Glassboro, Millville, Trenton, Cherry Hill, Media, Pennsville, Mount Holly, and Philadelphia 218 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, northern, and southern Delaware, central, northern, and southern New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ DEZ004-052100- /O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0020.251106T0000Z-251106T1200Z/ Delaware Beaches- Including the cities of Rehoboth Beach 218 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Delaware Beaches County. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ NJZ013-014-020-022>027-052100- /O.NEW.KPHI.HW.A.0004.251106T0000Z-251106T1200Z/ Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-Ocean-Atlantic-Cape May- Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- Southeastern Burlington- Including the cities of Cape May Court House, Jackson, Atlantic City, Sandy Hook, Hammonton, Wharton State Forest, Long Beach Island, Ocean City, and Freehold 218 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph possible. * WHERE...Eastern Monmouth, Western Monmouth, Atlantic, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, Coastal Ocean, Ocean, and Southeastern Burlington Counties. * WHEN...From this evening through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates. && $$ Guzzo
1 follow-up statement
340 WWUS71 KPHI 051648 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 1148 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025 DEZ002>004-051800- /O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0020.251106T0000Z-251106T1200Z/ Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches- Including the cities of Georgetown, Dover, and Rehoboth Beach 1148 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The threat for wind gusts over 45 MPH has decreased. Thus, the Wind Advisory has been cancelled. $$ NJZ013-014-020-022>027-060900- /O.UPG.KPHI.HW.A.0004.251106T0000Z-251106T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.WI.Y.0020.251106T0000Z-251106T1200Z/ Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-Ocean-Atlantic-Cape May- Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- Southeastern Burlington- Including the cities of Long Beach Island, Wharton State Forest, Jackson, Freehold, Ocean City, Sandy Hook, Cape May Court House, Atlantic City, and Hammonton 1148 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Monmouth, Western Monmouth, Atlantic, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, Coastal Ocean, Ocean, and Southeastern Burlington Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ DEZ001-NJZ012-015>019-021-PAZ070-071-101-102-104-106-060900- /O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0020.251106T0000Z-251106T1200Z/ New Castle-Middlesex-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Cumberland-Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester- Eastern Chester-Eastern Montgomery-Lower Bucks- Including the cities of Oxford, Doylestown, Mount Holly, Trenton, Morrisville, Pennsville, New Brunswick, West Chester, Glassboro, Lansdale, Cherry Hill, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Media, Millville, Kennett Square, Camden, Honey Brook, Norristown, and Moorestown 1148 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, central, northern, and southern New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ NJZ001-007>010-PAZ060>062-103-105-060900- /O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0020.251106T0000Z-251106T1200Z/ Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton- Western Montgomery-Upper Bucks- Including the cities of Morristown, Newton, Allentown, Bethlehem, Pottstown, Chalfont, Collegeville, Perkasie, Easton, Somerville, Washington, Flemington, and Reading 1148 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties. In Pennsylvania, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Upper Bucks, and Western Montgomery Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ PAZ054-055-060900- /O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0020.251106T0000Z-251106T1200Z/ Carbon-Monroe- Including the cities of Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg 1148 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Carbon and Monroe Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Hoeflich
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2:13 AM EST | Gale Warning | PHI | 31 hr | |
| Nov 5, 2:18 AM EST | Wind Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more | 26 hr |
| Nov 5, 10:54 AM EST | Low Water Advisory | PHI | 19 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.