Alert archive / Florida / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 2, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this gale warning at Oct 18, 2011, 4:34 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 18, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 11 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
- Oct 18, 2011, 4:34 AM EDT (08:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2011, 4:22 AM EDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
460 WHUS72 KMLB 180834 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 434 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 2011 AMZ570-572-575-191300- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0020.111018T1600Z-111018T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KMLB.GL.A.0002.111019T0000Z-111019T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.GL.W.0002.111018T2100Z-111019T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0021.111019T1400Z-111020T1800Z/ 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- 434 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 PM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON AND FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 PM EDT THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING...THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH WINDS BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 8 TO 10 FEET IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS BETWEEN 34 AND 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-191300- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0020.111018T1600Z-111020T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- 434 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 PM EDT THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 PM EDT THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING...AND BECOME SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH WINDS BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 7 TO 9 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
592 WHUS72 KMLB 182124 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 524 PM EDT TUE OCT 18 2011 AMZ570-572-575-191400- /O.EXP.KMLB.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-111018T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111019T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0021.111019T1400Z-111020T1800Z/ 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- 524 PM EDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 PM THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY...REPLACING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 PM THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH WINDS BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 8 TO 10 FEET IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS BETWEEN 34 AND 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-191400- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-111020T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- 524 PM EDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH WINDS BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 7 TO 9 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING NEARSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GUSEMAN
371 WHUS72 KMLB 190822 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 422 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 AMZ570-572-575-200830- /O.CAN.KMLB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111019T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0021.111019T0822Z-111020T1500Z/ 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- 422 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-200830- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-111020T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- 422 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 15
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 3:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 88 min |
| Oct 18, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 92 min | |
| Oct 18, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 59 min |
| Oct 18, 7:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 56 min |
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