Alert archive / Florida / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 4, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this gale warning at Nov 5, 2011, 10:07 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Nov 5, 2011, 10:07 PM EDT (02:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 6, 2011, 4:00 AM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
219 WHUS72 KMLB 060207 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1007 PM EDT SAT NOV 5 2011 AMZ570-572-060900- /O.EXP.KMLB.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111106T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KMLB.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111107T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.GL.W.0004.111106T0207Z-111106T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KMLB.SC.Y.0024.111106T0900Z-111107T2100Z/ 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- 1007 PM EDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM EST MONDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. VERY HAZARDOUS COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD AS HIGH AS 12 TO 17 FEET OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-575-060900- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-111107T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 1007 PM EDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE AROUND 20 KNOTS AND NEAR SHORE AND 20 TO 25 KNOTS OFFSHORE...DECREASING SLIGHTLY BY SUNDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WATERS NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET BEYOND 10 NM. SEAS WILL BUILD UP TO 9 TO 14 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 16 FEET OR HIGHER WELL OFFSHORE INTO SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 3:18 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Volusia | 15 hr |
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Sources
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