Alert archive / Florida / Freeze Warnings in 2009
Freeze Warning 2, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this freeze warning at Jan 20, 2009, 4:10 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 21, 2009, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 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 20, 2009, 4:10 AM EST (09:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2009, 3:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2009, 9:00 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Okeechobee County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:13 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
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1128 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS72 KMLB 200910 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 410 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...MUCH COLDER WEATHER AHEAD THROUGH MIDWEEK... ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... FLZ041-044-144-202300- /O.UPG.KMLB.FZ.A.0004.090121T0800Z-090121T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.HZ.W.0001.090121T0800Z-090121T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0002.090120T1300Z-090120T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.A.0005.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...CLERMONT 410 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES ARE LIKELY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD 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. $$ FLZ045>047-053-141-147-202300- /O.UPG.KMLB.FZ.A.0004.090121T0800Z-090121T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.090121T0800Z-090121T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0002.090120T1300Z-090120T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.A.0005.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-COASTAL VOLUSIA- NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...MELBOURNE... PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE 410 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. THIS MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ FLZ054-058-059-064-202300- /O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0002.090120T1300Z-090120T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.A.0005.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE...FORT PIERCE... HOBE SOUND 410 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 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 FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ JP/RL
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KMLB 201853 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 153 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... FLZ041-044-144-202300- /O.CAN.KMLB.FZ.A.0005.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.HZ.W.0001.090121T0800Z-090121T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090120T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...CLERMONT 153 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WATCH...WHICH REPLACES THE FREEZE WATCH...IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON IS OVERSPREADING CENTRAL FLORIDA. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S ACROSS LAKE AND INTERIOR VOLUSIA COUNTIES. DURATION OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE BETWEEN 6 AND 8 HOURS...WITH 2 TO 4 HOURS OF TEMPERATURES OF 28 OR BELOW. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES ARE LIKELY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. $$ FLZ141-202300- /O.CAN.KMLB.FZ.A.0005.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.090121T0800Z-090121T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090120T2300Z/ COASTAL VOLUSIA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DAYTONA BEACH 153 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WATCH...WHICH REPLACES THE FREEZE WATCH...IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON IS OVERSPREADING CENTRAL FLORIDA. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S ACROSS COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY. DURATION OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 7 HOURS. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. 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 SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ FLZ054-058-059-064-202300- /O.EXA.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.090121T0800Z-090121T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090120T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.A.0005.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE...FORT PIERCE... HOBE SOUND 153 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON IS OVERSPREADING CENTRAL FLORIDA. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S ACROSS OKEECHOBEE...AND INTERIOR SECTIONS OF INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES. DURATION OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 2 HOURS. LOW TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING...IN THE MID 30S. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. $$ FLZ045>047-053-147-202300- /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.090121T0800Z-090121T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090120T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.A.0005.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...MELBOURNE... PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...TITUSVILLE 153 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON IS OVERSPREADING CENTRAL FLORIDA. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL FALL AROUND 30 DEGREES ACROSS ORANGE...SEMINOLE...OSCEOLA AND BREVARD COUNTIES. DURATION OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 4 HOURS. HIGHLY URBANIZED COMMUNITIES MAY ONLY BRIEFLY REACH 32 DEGREES. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. $$ KELLY
000 WWUS72 KMLB 202258 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 558 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND A HARD FREEZE FORECAST OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR... FLZ041-044-144-211400- /O.EXP.KMLB.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090120T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.HZ.W.0001.090121T0800Z-090121T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...CLERMONT 558 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S ACROSS LAKE AND INTERIOR VOLUSIA COUNTIES. DURATION OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE BETWEEN 6 AND 8 HOURS...WITH 2 TO 4 HOURS OF TEMPERATURES OF 28 OR BELOW. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES ARE LIKELY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ALL PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA VENTURING OUTDOORS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...SHOULD DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT. ADDITIONALLY...IT IS ADVISED TO COVER EXPOSED PIPES AND DRIP FAUCETS TO PREVENT PIPES FROM FREEZING. ALSO...MANY HOME FIRES OCCUR DURING COLD WEATHER EPISODES. USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH SPACE HEATERS...KEEPING THE HEATER AWAY FROM ALL MATERIAL AWAY THAT MAY BE COMBUSTIBLE...SUCH AS PILLOWS... BLANKETS AND CURTAINS. BRING PETS INSIDE OR ENSURE THERE IS ADEQUATE SHELTER FROM THE COLD. $$ FLZ141-211400- /O.EXP.KMLB.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090120T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.090121T0800Z-090121T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ COASTAL VOLUSIA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DAYTONA BEACH 558 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S ACROSS COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY. DURATION OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 7 HOURS. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ALL PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA VENTURING OUTDOORS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...SHOULD DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT. ALSO...MANY HOME FIRES OCCUR DURING COLD WEATHER EPISODES. USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH SPACE HEATERS...KEEPING THE HEATER AWAY FROM ALL MATERIAL AWAY THAT MAY BE COMBUSTIBLE...SUCH AS PILLOWS... BLANKETS AND CURTAINS. BRING PETS INSIDE OR ENSURE THERE IS ADEQUATE SHELTER FROM THE COLD. $$ FLZ045>047-053-054-058-059-064-147-211400- /O.EXP.KMLB.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090120T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.090121T0800Z-090121T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.A.0005.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE- ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...MELBOURNE... PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE... FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...TITUSVILLE 558 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S ACROSS OKEECHOBEE...AND INTERIOR SECTIONS OF INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES. DURATION OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 2 HOURS. LOW TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING...IN THE MID 30S. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ALL PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA VENTURING OUTDOORS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...SHOULD DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT. ALSO...MANY HOME FIRES OCCUR DURING COLD WEATHER EPISODES. USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH SPACE HEATERS...KEEPING THE HEATER AWAY FROM ALL MATERIAL AWAY THAT MAY BE COMBUSTIBLE...SUCH AS PILLOWS... BLANKETS AND CURTAINS. BRING PETS INSIDE OR ENSURE THERE IS ADEQUATE SHELTER FROM THE COLD. $$ GLITTO
000 WWUS72 KMLB 210842 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 342 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 FLZ041-044-144-212200- /O.UPG.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.HZ.W.0002.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.A.0006.090123T0800Z-090123T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.HZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090121T1400Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...CLERMONT 342 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES ARE LIKELY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ALL PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA VENTURING OUTDOORS THIS MORNING...SHOULD DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ FLZ141-212200- /O.UPG.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.HZ.W.0002.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.A.0006.090123T0800Z-090123T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090121T1400Z/ COASTAL VOLUSIA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DAYTONA BEACH 342 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. ALL PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA VENTURING OUTDOORS THIS MORNING...SHOULD DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES ARE LIKELY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ FLZ045-046-147-212200- /O.UPG.KMLB.FZ.A.0005.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.HZ.W.0002.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090121T1400Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...TITUSVILLE 342 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. ALL PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA VENTURING OUTDOORS THIS MORNING...SHOULD DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ FLZ047-053-054-058-059-064-212200- /O.UPG.KMLB.FZ.A.0005.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.W.0003.090122T0700Z-090122T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090121T1400Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE... ST CLOUD...VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND 342 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. ALL PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA VENTURING OUTDOORS THIS MORNING...SHOULD DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ JP
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 20, 3:49 AM EST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 3:49 AM EST, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
349 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
.DISCUSSION...
...BLAST OF COLD AIR TO AFFECT ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY...
...COLDEST WEATHER AHEAD FOR SOME AREAS SINCE 2003...
CURRENTLY...CYCLOGENESIS OCCURRING ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST WITH AN
ATTENDANT COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA.
STRONG WIND FIELDS WERE OCCURRING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AND A
WEAKENING BAND OF SHALLOW CONVECTION WAS ABOUT TO EXIT SOUTHERN
SECTIONS.
TODAY-TONIGHT...COLD ADVECTION COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST OF
THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. MOST HIGH TEMPS WILL ACTUALLY
OCCUR BEFORE SUNRISE. DAYTIME READINGS WILL BE MAINLY IN THE
50S EXCEPT IN THE FAR SOUTH. A FEW STRATOCU MAY PUSH INLAND FROM
THE GULF BUT OTHERWISE THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. GUSTY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS MODELS PROG 925 MB WINDS AROUND 25
KNOTS SO WILL GO WITH A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL COUNTIES.
850 MB FREEZING LINE IS PROGGED TO PUSH TO ABOUT LAKE OKEECHOBEE BY
12Z WED. LOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN WELL MIXED AS 925 MB WINDS ARE
STILL PROGGED TO BE AROUND 25 KNOTS. THE THREAT OF AN ADVECTIVE
FREEZE WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. HAVE UPGRADED THE
PREVIOUS FREEZE WATCH TO A FREEZE WARNING FROM OSCEOLA/BREVARD
NORTHWARD...EXCEPT WENT WITH A HARD FREEZE WARNING IN LAKE AND
INTERIOR VOLUSIA WHERE MIN TEMPS OF 25-28 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED.
EVEN IN THE COUNTIES AROUND LAKE OKEECHOBEE...PLAN TO MENTION LOW
TEMPS AROUND 32 DEGREES IN COLDER LOCATIONS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A
NOTICEABLE WIND CHILL WITH VALUES AROUND 20 IN THE NORTH AND
MID/UPPER 20S IN THE SOUTH.
WED-THU...COLD HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WED
WILL SLOWLY SETTLE OVER THE PENINSULA BY THU MORNING. OPTIMAL
RADIATIONAL COOLING FORECAST BOTH WED NIGHT AND THU NIGHT WITH
CENTER OF HIGH EXPECTED OVER THE AREA. MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE
FREEZING TEMPS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FROST OVER A WIDE AREA...ESP
WED NIGHT. OVERALL TEMPS FORECAST OT REMAIN IN THE 50S AREA WIDE
ON WED AND RECOVER TO THE 60S ON THURSDAY WITH THE BEGINNINGS OF A
WARMING TREND.
FRI-MON...RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE FL PENINSULA FRI FORECAST TO
FLATTEN IN RESPONSE TO FALLING HEIGHTS OVER THE TN/MS VALLEYS.
LIGHT WINDS ON FRI WILL BECOME SLY ON SATURDAY AS ANOTHER FRONT
MOVES TOWARD THE STATE. QUESTIONABLE MOISTURE RETURN AHD OF APCHG
SYSTEM WL KEEP POPS OUT OF THE WEEKEND FORECAST FOR NOW WITH COLD
FRONT SHOWN MAKING ONLY LIMITED PROGRESS SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA.
LITTLE IN THE WAY OF FORCING ASCD WITH FRONT WITH AN INCREASE IN
CLOUDS. WEAK ONSHORE FLOW AND ONLY MARGINAL MOISTURE RETURN EARLY
NEXT WEEK WITH GENERALLY SEASONAL TEMPS EXPECTED.
&&
.AVIATION...VFR. GUSTY WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS TO 25 KNOTS EXPECTED
THROUGH THE DAY.
&&
.MARINE...TODAY/TONIGHT...GALE WARNING FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS HAS
ALREADY VERIFIED WITH 41009 SHOWING SEVERAL OBSERVATIONS OVER 35
KNOTS AND A PEAK OF 45 KNOTS. WILL MAKE NO CHANGES TO THE
EXPIRATION TIME THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT...FOR BOTH
THE NEAR AND OFFSHORE LEGS.
WED-SAT...SEAS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK
AS RIDGE BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE MARINE AREA. HEADLINES LIKELY
TO BE DISCONTINUED ON WED AND IMPROVING BOATING CONDITIONS CAN BE
ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...TODAY...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT ACROSS THE
NORTH TODAY FOR MIN RH VALUES FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A FEW
HOURS ALONG WITH GUSTY WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 MPH OR GREATER.
SOME AREAS FURTHER SOUTH MAY ALSO HAVE RH VALUES JUST BELOW 35
PERCENT AND WINDS OVER 15 MPH...BUT WILL LET THE DAY SHIFT REFINE
IF NECESSARY.
WED-SAT...A LONG PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK HAS PROMPTED FIRE WEATHER WATCHES FOR WED AND THURSDAY
DUE TO AFTERNOON CRITICALLY LOW RH DURATION EXPECTED. LOW
AFTERNOON RHS WILL OCCUR ESPECIALLY INLAND EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DAB 55 28 51 26 / 10 10 0 0
MCO 55 30 53 28 / 10 10 0 0
MLB 58 30 55 30 / 10 10 0 0
VRB 61 32 56 32 / 10 10 0 0
&&
.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR COASTAL VOLUSIA-INDIAN RIVER-INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN-
NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-
SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL VOLUSIA-INDIAN RIVER-INLAND VOLUSIA-
MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-ORANGE-
OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-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.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL VOLUSIA-INDIAN
RIVER-INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-
OKEECHOBEE-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-
SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE.
FREEZE WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR COASTAL
VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN
BREVARD.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
COASTAL VOLUSIA-INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-SEMINOLE.
HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR INLAND
VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN LAKE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR COASTAL
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
OUT 20 NM-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 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EST
WEDNESDAY 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 UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON 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.
&&
SHORT TERM/AVIATION...LASCODY
LONG TERM....PENDERGRASTHazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 5:02 PM EST, 11 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 502 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-201000- 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- 502 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... VERY HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE ATLANTIC TONIGHT. GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...REACHING 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS DOWN THE PENINSULA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY IS FORECAST TO BRING THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON INTO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS FREEZE EVENT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER A WIDER AREA THAN PREVIOUS COLD SNAPS THIS WINTER. THE LATEST FORECAST TEMPERATURES FOR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ARE IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES NORTHWARD FROM AROUND KENANSVILLE TO PALM BAY. THESE COLD READINGS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS. THE FREEZE WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO FREEZE WARNINGS ON TUESDAY AND COULD INCLUDE ADDITIONAL COUNTIES. ALL INTERESTS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING COLD WEATHER EPISODE CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES. THE COLD WEATHER WILL LINGER INTO THE LATE WEEK. ADDITIONAL COLD WEATHER RELATED WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY EVEN FRIDAY MORNINGS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. ALSO...HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND THE OCALA FOREST WILL LEAD TO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. GLITTO
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 19, 10:41 PM EST, 5 hours 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1041 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009 FLZ044-144-200430- NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 1041 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009 ...FAST MOVING SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A STORM WILL QUICKLY APPROACH LAKE COUNTY... AT 1040 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF FRUITLAND PARK...MOVING RAPIDLY EAST AT 45 MPH. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WHICH MAY CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SMALL HAIL...PEA TO DIME SIZE...WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. 52
Special weather statement, Jan 19, 11:22 PM EST, 4 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1122 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009 FLZ041-044>046-053-144-200500- INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 1122 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009 ...LINE OF FAST MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS LAKE AND QUICKLY APPROACHING ORANGE...SEMINOLE...OSCEOLA AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES... AT 1120 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A RAPIDLY MOVING LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE LIMBS OR CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SMALL HAIL...PEA TO DIME SIZE...WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...EARLIER STORMS WERE EXHIBITING ROTATION AND THE POTENTIAL OF AN ISOLATED ROTATING STORM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 52
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 10:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Lake | 15 min |
| Jan 20, 3:43 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 34 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:10 AM EST | Freeze Watch | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 24 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:10 AM EST | Hard Freeze Warning | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 29 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:10 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 14 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:36 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 28 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:53 PM EST | Hard Freeze Watch | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 14 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:14 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 19 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in Florida, 2009Every freeze warning in 2009
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.