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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 20, 2025Atlantic County, Cape May County, Ocean County, New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this wind advisory at Aug 20, 2025, 4:32 AM EDT for Atlantic County, Cape May County, Ocean County, New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware. It took effect at Aug 21, 2025, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 20, 2025, 4:32 AM EDT (08:32 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 21, 2025, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired
Aug 21, 2025, 7:29 PM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

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

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:32 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 159 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 2025-08-20Temperature 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2025-08-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 131 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
650 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

733 
WWUS71 KPHI 200832
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
432 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

DEZ004-NJZ024>026-202200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WI.Y.0015.250821T1400Z-250822T0400Z/
Delaware Beaches-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-
Coastal Ocean-
Including the cities of Long Beach Island, Ocean City, Rehoboth
Beach, and Atlantic City
432 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT 
THURSDAY NIGHT...

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

* WHERE...In Delaware, Delaware Beaches County. In New Jersey, 
  Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, and Coastal Ocean 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 AM Thursday to midnight EDT Thursday Night.

* 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.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Staarmann
4 follow-up statements
560 
WWUS71 KPHI 201822
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
222 PM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

DEZ004-NJZ024>026-211000-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0015.250821T1400Z-250822T0400Z/
Delaware Beaches-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-
Coastal Ocean-
Including the cities of Long Beach Island, Ocean City, Atlantic
City, and Rehoboth Beach
222 PM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT 
EDT THURSDAY NIGHT...

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

* WHERE...In Delaware, Delaware Beaches County. In New Jersey, 
  Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, and Coastal Ocean 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 AM Thursday to midnight EDT Thursday Night.

* 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.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

PO
410 
WWUS71 KPHI 210715
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
315 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

DEZ004-NJZ024>026-212100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0015.250821T1400Z-250822T0400Z/
Delaware Beaches-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-
Coastal Ocean-
Including the cities of Rehoboth Beach, Atlantic City, Ocean
City, and Long Beach Island
315 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

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

* WHERE...In Delaware, Delaware Beaches County. In New Jersey, 
  Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, and Coastal Ocean 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to midnight EDT tonight.

* 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.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

DeSilva
314 
WWUS71 KPHI 211838
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
238 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

DEZ004-NJZ024>026-220400-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-250822T0400Z/
Delaware Beaches-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-
Coastal Ocean-
Including the cities of Long Beach Island, Rehoboth Beach, Ocean
City, and Atlantic City
238 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...In Delaware, Delaware Beaches County. In New Jersey, 
  Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, and Coastal Ocean 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

* 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.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

PO
518 
WWUS71 KPHI 212329
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
729 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

DEZ004-NJZ024>026-220030-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-250822T0400Z/
Delaware Beaches-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-
Coastal Ocean-
Including the cities of Rehoboth Beach, Ocean City, Long Beach
Island, and Atlantic City
729 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Wind gusts have decreased as Hurricane Erin pulls away from the 
coast, moving northeasterly. Therefore, the Wind Advisory is 
cancelled.

$$

AKL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 20, 4:30 AM EDTGale WarningPHI42 hr
Aug 20, 4:30 AM EDTTropical Storm WarningPHI42 hr
Aug 20, 6:26 AM EDTCoastal Flood WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more3 days
Aug 20, 4:15 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 4 more4 days

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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.