Alert archive / Florida / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Aug 25, 2011, 4:01 AM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Aug 25, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2011, 4:01 AM EDT (08:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 25, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2011, 3:25 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 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 08:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1099 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
161 WWUS72 KMLB 250801 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 401 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY... .NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE TRACKS OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS...THEN MOVES NORTH WELL OFFSHORE THE FLORIDA EAST COAST TONIGHT. FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-260000- /O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0001.110825T1400Z-110826T0000Z/ 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 401 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...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. MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GLITTO
5 follow-up statements
349 WWUS72 KMLB 252017 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 417 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-260000- /O.EXT.KMLB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110826T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...VERO BEACH... FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE 417 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY... STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY ALONG THE COAST AS MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE TRACKS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THIS EVENING AND MOVES NORTHWARDS WELL OFFSHORE THE FLORIDA EAST COAST LATE TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP 40 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-260000- /O.CON.KMLB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110826T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE- SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...ORLANDO... SANFORD...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...OKEECHOBEE...CLERMONT 417 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER THE INTERIOR AS MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE TRACKS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THIS EVENING AND MOVES NORTHWARDS WELL OFFSHORE THE FLORIDA EAST COAST LATE TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
400 WWUS72 KMLB 260027 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 827 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... FLZ041-045-046-053-058-261200- /O.EXP.KMLB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110826T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0004.110826T0027Z-110826T1200Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...ORLANDO...SANFORD... KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...OKEECHOBEE 827 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS HURRICANE IRENE LIFTS NORTHWARD WELL OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDEN CROSSWINDS. && $$ FLZ044-144-260130- /O.EXP.KMLB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110826T0000Z/ NORTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESBURG...CLERMONT 827 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-261200- /O.CON.KMLB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110826T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...VERO BEACH... FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE 827 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY... STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY ALONG THE COAST AS MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE TRACKS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THIS EVENING AND MOVES NORTHWARDS WELL OFFSHORE THE FLORIDA EAST COAST LATE TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP 40 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
765 WWUS72 KMLB 260704 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 304 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... FLZ041-045-046-053-058-262200- /O.EXB.KMLB.WI.Y.0001.110826T1200Z-110826T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110826T1200Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...ORLANDO...SANFORD... KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...OKEECHOBEE 304 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS WILL BACK TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE AS HURRICANE IRENE LIFTS NORTHWARD WELL OFFSHORE. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FLZ044-144-262200- /O.EXB.KMLB.WI.Y.0001.110826T1200Z-110826T2200Z/ NORTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESBURG...CLERMONT 304 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS WILL BACK TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE AS HURRICANE IRENE LIFTS NORTHWARD WELL OFFSHORE. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-262200- /O.EXT.KMLB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110826T2200Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...VERO BEACH... FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE 304 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... NORTH WINDS WILL BACK TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE AS HURRICANE IRENE LIFTS NORTHWARD WELL OFFSHORE. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GLITTO
952 WWUS72 KMLB 261206 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 806 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... FLZ041-045-046-053-058-262200- /O.EXP.KMLB.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110826T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110826T2200Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...ORLANDO...SANFORD... KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...OKEECHOBEE 806 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS HURRICANE IRENE LIFTS NORTHWARD WELL OFFSHORE. WIND SPEEDS WILL REACH UP TO NEAR 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FLZ044-047-054-059-064-141-144-147-262200- /O.CON.KMLB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110826T2200Z/ NORTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESBURG...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY... VERO BEACH...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...DAYTONA BEACH... CLERMONT...TITUSVILLE 806 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS HURRICANE IRENE LIFTS NORTHWARD WELL OFFSHORE. WIND SPEEDS WILL REACH UP TO NEAR 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WEITLICH
103 WWUS72 KMLB 261925 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 325 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-262030- /O.CAN.KMLB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110826T2200Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...ORLANDO... SANFORD...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD... VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND... DAYTONA BEACH...CLERMONT...TITUSVILLE 325 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE AREA NO LONGER MEET WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH SUNSET WITH SPEEDS UP TO 15 TO 20 MPH. $$ WEITLICH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 3:47 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 60 hr | |
| Aug 25, 4:28 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Volusia | 43 hr |
| Aug 25, 8:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 53 min |
| Aug 25, 11:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 40 min |
| Aug 25, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 93 min |
| Aug 25, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Okeechobee | 61 min |
| Aug 25, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie | 90 min |
| Aug 25, 3:40 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MLB | Volusia | 31 hr |
| Aug 25, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 26 min |
| Aug 25, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River | 63 min |
| Aug 25, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 42 min |
| Aug 25, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange, Osceola, Seminole | 52 min |
| Aug 25, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 65 min |
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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.