Alert archive / Florida / Freeze Warnings in 2008
Freeze Warning 1, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this freeze warning at Jan 1, 2008, 11:37 AM EST for Lake County, Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 2, 2008, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2008, 11:37 AM EST (16:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2008, 5:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2008, 8:00 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Lake County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:41 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
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 960 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 570 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS72 KMLB 011637 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1137 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 FLZ041-044-021000- /O.UPG.KMLB.FZ.A.0001.080102T1000Z-080102T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.W.0001.080102T1000Z-080102T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG 1137 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S FOR DURATIONS OF ONE TO THREE HOURS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS GETTING DOWN TO THE MID 20S EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND POSSIBLY LOWER. DURATIONS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD APPROACH 10 HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD BE TAKING PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR THE FAST APPROACHING COLD WEATHER. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION AS WELL AS HARM EXPOSED WATER PIPES. $$ FLZ144-021000- /O.CON.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLERMONT 1137 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID 30S EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS GETTING DOWN TO THE MID 20S EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND POSSIBLY LOWER. DURATIONS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD APPROACH 10 HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION AS WELL AS HARM EXPOSED WATER PIPES. $$ FLZ045>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-147-021000- /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.A.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE- ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...MELBOURNE... PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE... FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE 1137 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON...AND POSSIBLY IN SEVERAL YEARS...WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH LOWS DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S ALONG THE I 4 CORRIDOR FROM DAYTONA BEACH TO SANFORD...ORLANDO AND THE THEME PARKS SOUTHWARD TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE...INCLUDING THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL COUNTIES MAINLY WEST OF I 95. CLOSER TO THE COAST LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO MODERATE TO THE LOWER 30S IN MELBOURNE...VERO BEACH AND FORT PIERCE. IT IS POSSIBLE THE IMMEDIATE COAST SOUTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL...THE BARRIER ISLANDS... MAY ESCAPE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S. THE DURATIONS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL VARY WIDELY BUT MAY BE AS LONG AS 8 HOURS WEST OF I 95. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE AND EVEN KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ GLITTO
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KMLB 011900 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 200 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 FLZ045-046-020300- /O.CAN.KMLB.FZ.A.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ /O.EXA.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD 200 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON...AND POSSIBLY IN SEVERAL YEARS...WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH LOWS REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 20S TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 4. WITHIN THIS REGION...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET AND REMAIN BELOW 32 DEGREES UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 4 OR MORE HOURS BELOW 28 DEGREES. SOUTH AND EAST OF I 4...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH BETWEEN THE UPPER 20S AND FREEZING...WITH A LONG DURATION BELOW FREEZING. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. CONSIDER PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR THE APPROACHING COLD WEATHER. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. $$ FLZ041-044-020300- /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0001.080102T1000Z-080102T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG 200 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S FOR DURATIONS OF ONE TO THREE HOURS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS REACHING THE MID 20S EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. DURATIONS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD EXCEED 10 HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES MAY FALL BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION AS WELL AS HARM EXPOSED WATER PIPES. CONSIDER PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR THE APPROACHING COLD WEATHER. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. $$ FLZ144-020300- /O.CON.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLERMONT 200 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID 30S EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS REACHING THE MID 20S EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. DURATIONS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD EXCEED 10 HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES MAY FALL BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION AS WELL AS HARM EXPOSED WATER PIPES. CONSIDER PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR THE APPROACHING COLD WEATHER. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. $$ FLZ047-053-054-058-059-064-141-147-020300- /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.A.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE... ST CLOUD...VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND... DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE 200 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON...AND POSSIBLY IN SEVERAL YEARS...WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S...EXCEPT FOR LOWER TO MID 40S ALONG THE COAST SOUTH OF VERO BEACH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH LOWS REACHING THE UPPER 20S ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SOME MID 20S ACROSS RURAL INLAND AREAS. A LONG DURATION OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE AWAY FROM THE COAST...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW 32 DEGREES FOR AS LONG AS 8 HOURS WEST OF I 95. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE IMMEDIATE COAST...INCLUDING THE BARRIER ISLANDS...MAY ESCAPE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE AND EVEN KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. CONSIDER PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR THE APPROACHING COLD WEATHER. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. $$ SPRATT
000 WWUS72 KMLB 020240 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 940 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 FLZ041-044-021300- /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0001.080102T1000Z-080102T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG 940 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON...AND POSSIBLY IN SEVERAL YEARS...WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S FOR A DURATION OF ONE TO THREE HOURS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS REACHING THE MID 20S EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. DURATIONS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD EXCEED 10 HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES MAY FALL BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION AS WELL AS HARM EXPOSED WATER PIPES. CONSIDER PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR THE APPROACHING COLD WEATHER. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. $$ FLZ045-046-144-021300- /O.CON.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...CLERMONT 940 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON...AND POSSIBLY IN SEVERAL YEARS...WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH LOWS REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 20S TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 4. WITHIN THIS REGION...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET AND REMAIN BELOW 32 DEGREES UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 4 OR MORE HOURS BELOW 28 DEGREES. SOUTH AND EAST OF I 4...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH BETWEEN THE UPPER 20S AND FREEZING...WITH A LONG DURATION BELOW FREEZING. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. CONSIDER PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR THE APPROACHING COLD WEATHER. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. $$ FLZ047-053-054-058-059-064-141-147-021300- /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.A.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE... ST CLOUD...VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND... DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE 940 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON...AND POSSIBLY IN SEVERAL YEARS...WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S...EXCEPT FOR LOWER TO MID 40S ALONG THE COAST SOUTH OF VERO BEACH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH LOWS REACHING THE UPPER 20S ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SOME MID 20S ACROSS RURAL INLAND AREAS. A LONG DURATION OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE AWAY FROM THE COAST...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW 32 DEGREES FOR AS LONG AS 8 HOURS WEST OF I 95. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE IMMEDIATE COAST...INCLUDING THE BARRIER ISLANDS...MAY ESCAPE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE AND EVEN KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. CONSIDER PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR THE APPROACHING COLD WEATHER. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. $$
000 WWUS72 KMLB 020847 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 347 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 FLZ041-044-022200- /O.UPG.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.HZ.W.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0001.080102T1600Z-080102T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0001.080102T1000Z-080102T1300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG 347 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH LOWS REACHING THE MID 20S EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. DURATIONS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD EXCEED 10 HOURS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS. THE HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS OR GREATER. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION AS WELL AS HARM EXPOSED WATER PIPES AS WELL AS SMALL ANIMALS LEFT OUTDOORS WITHOUT SHELTER. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. THIS MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. $$ FLZ045-046-144-022200- /O.UPG.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.HZ.W.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0001.080102T1600Z-080102T2200Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...CLERMONT 347 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED IN THE OUTLYING AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF METRO ORLANDO. THE METRO ORLANDO URBAN AREAS SHOULD BE SPARED TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW 28 DEGREES. THE HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS OR GREATER. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION AS WELL AS HARM EXPOSED WATER PIPES AS WELL AS SMALL ANIMALS LEFT OUTDOORS WITHOUT SHELTER. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. THIS MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. $$ FLZ047-053-054-141-147-022200- /O.UPG.KMLB.FZ.A.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0001.080102T1600Z-080102T2200Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-COASTAL VOLUSIA- NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE... ST CLOUD...VERO BEACH...DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE 347 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH LOWS REACHING THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. A LONG DURATION OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE AWAY FROM THE COAST... WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW 32 DEGREES FOR AS LONG AS 4 TO 6 HOURS WEST OF I 95. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE IMMEDIATE COAST...INCLUDING THE BARRIER ISLANDS...WILL ESCAPE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO AROUND 40. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION AS WELL AS HARM SMALL ANIMALS LEFT OUTDOORS WITHOUT SHELTER. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. THIS MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. $$ FLZ058-059-064-022200- /O.UPG.KMLB.FZ.A.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OKEECHOBEE...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND 347 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH LOWS REACHING THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. SEVERAL HOURS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE AWAY FROM THE COAST. THE IMMEDIATE COAST...INCLUDING THE BARRIER ISLANDS...WILL ESCAPE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION AS WELL AS HARM SMALL ANIMALS LEFT OUTDOORS WITHOUT SHELTER. $$ JP
000 WWUS72 KMLB 021313 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 813 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 FLZ041-044-022100- /O.EXP.KMLB.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.HZ.W.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.LW.Y.0001.080102T1600Z-080102T2200Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG 813 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE FREEZE WARNING FOR THIS MORNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH LOWS REACHING THE MID 20S EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. DURATIONS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD EXCEED 10 HOURS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS. THE HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS OR GREATER. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION AS WELL AS HARM EXPOSED WATER PIPES AS WELL AS SMALL ANIMALS LEFT OUTDOORS WITHOUT SHELTER. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. THIS MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. THIS MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. $$ FLZ045-046-144-022100- /O.CON.KMLB.HZ.W.0001.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.LW.Y.0001.080102T1600Z-080102T2200Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...CLERMONT 813 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS OR GREATER. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION AS WELL AS HARM EXPOSED WATER PIPES AS WELL AS SMALL ANIMALS LEFT OUTDOORS WITHOUT SHELTER. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. THIS MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. $$ FLZ047-053-054-141-147-022100- /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.LW.Y.0001.080102T1600Z-080102T2200Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-COASTAL VOLUSIA- NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE... ST CLOUD...VERO BEACH...DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE 813 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH LOWS REACHING THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. A LONG DURATION OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE AWAY FROM THE COAST... WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW 32 DEGREES FOR AS LONG AS 4 TO 6 HOURS WEST OF I 95. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE IMMEDIATE COAST... INCLUDING THE BARRIER ISLANDS...WILL ESCAPE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO AROUND 40. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION AS WELL AS HARM SMALL ANIMALS LEFT OUTDOORS WITHOUT SHELTER. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. THIS MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. $$ FLZ058-059-064-022100- /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.080103T0600Z-080103T1400Z/ OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OKEECHOBEE...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND 813 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH LOWS REACHING THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. SEVERAL HOURS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE AWAY FROM THE COAST. THE IMMEDIATE COAST...INCLUDING THE BARRIER ISLANDS...WILL ESCAPE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION AS WELL AS HARM SMALL ANIMALS LEFT OUTDOORS WITHOUT SHELTER. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freeze warning went out at Jan 1, 9:42 AM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 9:42 AM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
942 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008
.DISCUSSION...
...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES MANY LOCATIONS...
...QUICK WARM UP WILL MODERATE TEMPS AT OR ABOVE NORMAL THIS
WEEKEND...
BAND OF PREFRONTAL SHOWERS CONTINUES TO SHIFT SOUTHWARD THIS MORNING
AS WIND SHIFT LINE SLIDES SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE PENINSULA. MAY
ADJUST MENTIONABLE POP AREA SOUTH FOR THIS AFTERNOON. WILL CONTINUE
A LOW POP SOUTH INTO THE AFTERNOON...BUT SHOWERS ENDING AND CLOUDS
DECREASING FROM N TO S AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. NORTHERN
SECTIONS ALREADY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAIN SURGE OF COLD AIR STILL
WELL TO THE NORTH...SO THE DAYTIME HOURS SHOULD SEE HIGH TEMPS
REACHING PLEASANT READINGS IN THE 70S BEFORE THE COLD AIR BEGINS TO
INVADE LATE IN THE DAY. WILL ASSESS 12Z RUNS AS THEY ARRIVE AND
DECIDE ON UPGRADING FREEZE WATCH AREA BY MIDDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...AREAS FROM KLEE-KDAB NORTHWARD HAVE ALREADY BECOME VFR
AND VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHWARD TO AROUND KMCO-KTTS
BY 16-17Z. AREAS OF MVFR/LCL IFR WITH SHOWERS/LOW CIGS WILL CONTINUE
SOUTH HALF INTO THE AFTN HOURS. IMPROVEMENT WILL OCCUR N-S THROUGH
THESE AREAS AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES.
&&
.MARINE...CURRENT ADVISORIES STILL ON TRACK WITH SCA BEGINNING FOR
NORTHERN SECTIONS 15Z...EXPANDING TO ALL AREAS WITH GALE WARNING
OFFSHORE LEGS TONIGHT. NO SIG CHANGES PLANNED WITH MORNING CWF.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...(PREVIOUS DISCUSSION)A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE DAY. DEPENDING ON AMOUNT OF DRY AIR
IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT...ONE TO THREE HOURS OF RH VALUES
AROUND 35% MAY BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTH INTERIOR DURING THE LATE
AFTN HOURS...AND WINDS COULD ALSO REACH TO AROUND 15 MPH.
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH BELOW NORMAL...STRONG AND
GUSTY NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR WILL MAKE WEDNESDAY A
VERY FIRE SENSITIVE DAY. FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES BUT WILL
LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING EITHER LATER TODAY OR
TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINT READINGS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO
MODERATE BACK UPWARD THU-FRI...BUT WILL NEED TO MONITOR THE
INTERIOR ON THU FOR POSSIBLE DEW POINTS BELOW MOS GUIDANCE AND
RH VALUES APPROACHING CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.
&&
.CLIMATE...RECORD LOWS FOR WED AND THU MORNINGS:
JAN 2 JAN 3
MCO 35 1980 28 1979
MLB 33 1949 33 1962
DAB 31 1949 28 1979
VRB 36 1949 30 1979
&&
.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR COASTAL VOLUSIA-INDIAN RIVER-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-
OKEECHOBEE-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-ST.
LUCIE.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL VOLUSIA-INDIAN RIVER-INLAND VOLUSIA-
MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-ORANGE-
OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR COASTAL
VOLUSIA-INDIAN RIVER-INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-
NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN
BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE.
FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE.
HARD FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN LAKE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY
FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD
COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY
FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET
OUT 20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20
TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER
INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD
COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.
GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20
TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER
INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD
COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD
COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.
&&
SHORT TERM...GLITTO
LONG TERM....SPRATTHazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 4:47 AM EST, 6 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 447 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-012200- COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- 447 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 30S OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR SECTIONS TO THE MID 40S OVER THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE TREASURE COAST. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM THE LOWER TO MID 20S NORTH TO THE MID 30S FAR SOUTH OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS MAY RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES WITH CLOTHING IN LAYERS. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... A NORTHWEST WIND SURGE OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS WILL SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON WITH DETERIORATING SEAS TO FOLLOW TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING IS POSTED FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS BEYOND 20 MILES FROM THE EAST COAST DUE TO FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL MAKE FOR VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ALONG WITH THE THREAT OF COLD WIND CHILL READINGS NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER THE EXTREME NORTHERN SECTIONS OF LAKE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF LAKE AND INTERIOR PORTIONS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION AS WELL AS HARM EXPOSED WATER PIPES. A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. IT IS POSSIBLE THE IMMEDIATE COAST SOUTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL...THE BARRIER ISLANDS...MAY ESCAPE FREEZING TEMPERATURES THURSDAY MORNING WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S. THE DURATIONS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL VARY WIDELY BUT MAY BE AS LONG AS 8 HOURS WEST OF I 95. HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS ALONG WITH AN INCREASING THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM FRIDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. PENDERGRAST
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:49 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 31 hr |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM EST | Hard Freeze Watch | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 24 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:03 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 27 hr |
Nearby
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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.