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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Melbourne, FL

April 14, 20096 counties in Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Apr 14, 2009, 3:47 AM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Apr 14, 2009, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2009, 3:47 AM EDT (07:47 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 14, 2009, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 14, 2009, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

Counties Lake County, FL, Okeechobee County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:48 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 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 73 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, Cape Canaveral, FL at 00:00Z on 2009-04-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 481 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Cape Canaveral, FL at 00:00Z on 2009-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 123 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
481 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-118 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
773 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
189 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
3.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS72 KMLB 140747
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
347 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2009

FLZ047-053-054-058-059-064-150000-
/O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0003.090414T1400Z-090415T0000Z/
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
347 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KELLY
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KMLB 141717
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
117 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2009

FLZ041-044>046-141-144-147-150000-
/O.EXA.KMLB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090415T0000Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...ORLANDO...
SANFORD...DAYTONA BEACH...CLERMONT...TITUSVILLE
117 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

FLZ047-053-054-058-059-064-150000-
/O.CON.KMLB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090415T0000Z/
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
117 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JP
000 
WWUS72 KMLB 150002
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
802 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2009

FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-150115-
/O.EXP.KMLB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090415T0000Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-
OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...ORLANDO...
SANFORD...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...
VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...
DAYTONA BEACH...CLERMONT...TITUSVILLE
802 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LOCATIONS FROM NEAR MELBOURNE THROUGH STUART ALONG THE SPACE AND
TREASURE COASTS MAY STILL EXPERIENCE WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT
1 TO 3 HOURS BEFORE WINDS SUBSIDE. OCCASIONAL GUSTS MAY BE AS HIGH
AS 40 MPH.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 11:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB118 min
Apr 13, 11:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBVolusia23 min
Apr 14, 5:25 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake32 min
Apr 14, 9:17 AM EDTTornado WarningMLBLake, Orange43 min
Apr 14, 9:51 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia54 min
Apr 14, 10:15 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB2 hr
Apr 14, 10:24 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia51 min
Apr 14, 10:29 AM EDTTornado WarningMLBOrange31 min
Apr 14, 10:53 AM EDTTornado WarningMLBBrevard37 min
Apr 14, 11:07 AM EDTTornado WarningMLBBrevard24 min
Apr 14, 12:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB63 min
Apr 14, 1:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBOkeechobee, Saint Lucie45 min
Apr 14, 1:32 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBOkeechobee, Saint Lucie43 min
Apr 14, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB43 min
Apr 14, 2:13 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBSaint Lucie13 min
Apr 14, 2:45 PM EDTFire Weather WatchMLBLake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia13 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.