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Freeze Warning 2, NWS Melbourne, FL

January 3, 20126 counties in Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this freeze warning at Jan 3, 2012, 4:18 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 3, 2012, 11:00 PM EST. It was in force for 10 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 3, 2012, 4:18 AM EST (09:18 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 3, 2012, 11:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 4, 2012, 9:00 AM EST
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 09:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 139 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, Tampa Bay, FL at 00:00Z on 2012-01-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Tampa Bay, FL at 00:00Z on 2012-01-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -132 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1175 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-132 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

989 
WWUS72 KMLB 030918
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
418 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON IS ON THE WAY TONIGHT...

A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA ON MONDAY AND
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SURGE OF EVEN COLDER AIR TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

FLZ041-044-032000-
/O.UPG.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.120104T0400Z-120104T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.120104T0400Z-120104T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0001.120103T0918Z-120103T2000Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1300Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG
418 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT...TEMPERATURES AT OR NEAR FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING.
  TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN DROP AT OR NEAR FREEZING AGAIN LATE
  TONIGHT.

* TIMING...BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM THIS MORNING. BETWEEN 11 PM
  TONIGHT AND 10 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...A LIGHT FREEZE EARLY THIS MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY
  NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON. A MORE SIGNIFICANT FREEZE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. DAMAGE
  TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS
  MORNING AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$

FLZ141-032000-
/O.UPG.KMLB.FZ.A.0001.120104T0400Z-120104T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.120104T0400Z-120104T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0001.120103T0918Z-120103T2000Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1300Z/
COASTAL VOLUSIA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DAYTONA BEACH
418 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM THIS MORNING. BETWEEN 11 PM
  TONIGHT AND 10 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...A LIGHT FREEZE EARLY THIS MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY
  NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON. A MORE SIGNIFICANT FREEZE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. DAMAGE
  TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS
  MORNING AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$

FLZ045-046-053-058-144-032000-
/O.UPG.KMLB.HZ.A.0001.120104T0400Z-120104T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.120104T0400Z-120104T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0001.120103T0918Z-120103T2000Z/
ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-SOUTHERN LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...KISSIMMEE...
ST CLOUD...OKEECHOBEE...CLERMONT
418 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...BETWEEN 1 AM AND 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...A SIGNIFICANT FREEZE IS POSSIBLE WITH DAMAGE TO MANY
  TYPES OF OUTDOOR PLANTS AND VEGETATION. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
  INCREASE TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$

FLZ047-054-059-064-147-032000-
/O.UPG.KMLB.FZ.A.0001.120104T0400Z-120104T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.120104T0400Z-120104T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0001.120103T0918Z-120103T2000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...VERO BEACH...
FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...TITUSVILLE
418 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...A SIGNIFICANT FREEZE WITH DAMAGE TO COLD SENSITIVE
  PLANTS AND VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
  TO 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$

SEDLOCK
3 follow-up statements
910 
WWUS72 KMLB 031714
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1214 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...ARCTIC AIR WILL BRING WIDESPREAD FREEZING CONDITIONS EARLY
WEDNESDAY... 
...HARD FREEZE FORECAST FOR INLAND CENTRAL FLORIDA INCLUDING THE
VOLUSIA COUNTY COAST...

FLZ041-044>046-053-058-141-144-147-041400-
/O.CAN.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.120104T0400Z-120104T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.HZ.W.0001.120104T0400Z-120104T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2000Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...ORLANDO...
SANFORD...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...OKEECHOBEE...DAYTONA BEACH...
CLERMONT...TITUSVILLE
1214 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...A SIGNIFICANT FREEZE WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. DAMAGE TO
  COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...IF POSSIBLE TAKE PRECAUTIONS 
  TO PROTECT COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND ENSURE SMALL ANIMALS
  AND HOUSEHOLD PETS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER. IMPROPER USE OF SPACE
  HEATERS ARE A SIGNIFICANT CAUSE OF FATAL HOUSEHOLD FIRES IN
  FLORIDA DURING THE WINTER SEASON.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND
OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$

FLZ047-054-059-064-041400-
/O.EXT.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.120104T0400Z-120104T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...VERO BEACH...
FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND
1214 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...A LIGHT FREEZE WITH DAMAGE TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS
  AND VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE. NEAR TO BELOW FREEZING CONDITIONS
  ARE FORECAST FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE AND
  BARRIER ISLANDS OF SOUTH BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE
  AND MARTIN COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...IF POSSIBLE TAKE PRECAUTIONS 
  TO PROTECT COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND ENSURE SMALL ANIMALS
  AND HOUSEHOLD PETS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER. IMPROPER USE OF SPACE
  HEATERS ARE A SIGNIFICANT CAUSE OF FATAL HOUSEHOLD FIRES IN
  FLORIDA DURING THE WINTER SEASON.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$
955 
WWUS72 KMLB 032131
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
431 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...ARCTIC AIR WILL BRING WIDESPREAD FREEZING CONDITIONS EARLY
WEDNESDAY... 

...HARD FREEZE FORECAST FOR INLAND CENTRAL FLORIDA INCLUDING THE
VOLUSIA COUNTY COAST...

FLZ041-044>046-053-058-141-144-147-041400-
/O.CON.KMLB.HZ.W.0001.120104T0400Z-120104T1400Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...ORLANDO...
SANFORD...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...OKEECHOBEE...DAYTONA BEACH...
CLERMONT...TITUSVILLE
431 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...

RURAL INLAND AREAS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED IN RURAL
SECTIONS BEFORE MIDNIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW
FREEZING FOR UP TO 10 TO 12 HOURS...AND HARD FREEZE DURATIONS OF
UP TO 3 TO 5 HOURS.

URBAN AREAS AND COASTAL SECTIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW
FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW
FREEZING FOR UP TO 6 TO 8 HOURS.

* IMPACTS...A SIGNIFICANT FREEZE WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. DAMAGE TO
  COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND VEGETATION IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER.

BE AWARE...IMPROPER USE OF SPACE HEATERS ARE A SIGNIFICANT CAUSE
OF FATAL HOUSEHOLD FIRES IN FLORIDA DURING THE WINTER SEASON.

WHEN A HARD FREEZE IS FORECAST... PROTECT WATER PIPES BY ALLOWING
A SLOW DRIP OR FLOW OF WATER THROUGH THEM.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND
OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 

&&

$$

FLZ047-054-059-064-041400-
/O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.120104T0400Z-120104T1400Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...VERO BEACH...
FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND
431 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATUES EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH
  LONGEST DURATIONS OF UP TO 8 HOURS IN RURAL INTERIOR SECTIONS.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH DAMAGE TO COLD SENSITIVE
  PLANTS AND VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE. FREEZING CONDITIONS ARE
  FORECAST FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF SOUTH
  BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...IF POSSIBLE TAKE PRECAUTIONS
TO PROTECT COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE
SHELTER. IMPROPER USE OF SPACE HEATERS ARE A SIGNIFICANT CAUSE OF
FATAL HOUSEHOLD FIRES IN FLORIDA DURING THE WINTER SEASON.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

GLITTO
022 
WWUS72 KMLB 040858
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
358 AM EST WED JAN 4 2012

FLZ041-044-053-058-144-041400-
/O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.A.0002.120105T0600Z-120105T1300Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.HZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1400Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-SOUTHERN LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...KISSIMMEE...
ST CLOUD...OKEECHOBEE...CLERMONT
358 AM EST WED JAN 4 2012

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. 

* TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING WITH RURAL
  LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING A HARD FREEZE. THURSDAY MORNING
  TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 3 TO 4 HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO COLD
  SENSITIVE PLANTS AND VEGETATION EARLY THIS MORNING AND POSSIBLY
  AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ALONG WITH AREAS OF FROST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND ENSURE
PETS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER.

IMPROPER USE OF SPACE HEATERS ARE A SIGNIFICANT CAUSE OF FATAL
HOUSEHOLD FIRES IN FLORIDA DURING THE WINTER SEASON.

WHEN A HARD FREEZE IS FORECAST...PROTECT WATER PIPES BY ALLOWING
A SLOW DRIP OR FLOW OF WATER THROUGH THEM.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

FLZ045-046-141-147-041400-
/O.CON.KMLB.HZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1400Z/
ORANGE-SEMINOLE-COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...DAYTONA BEACH...
TITUSVILLE
358 AM EST WED JAN 4 2012

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING WITH RURAL
  LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING A HARD FREEZE.

* IMPACTS...THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO COLD
  SENSITIVE PLANTS AND VEGETATION EARLY THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND ENSURE
PETS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER.

IMPROPER USE OF SPACE HEATERS ARE A SIGNIFICANT CAUSE OF FATAL
HOUSEHOLD FIRES IN FLORIDA DURING THE WINTER SEASON.

WHEN A HARD FREEZE IS FORECAST...PROTECT WATER PIPES BY ALLOWING
A SLOW DRIP OR FLOW OF WATER THROUGH THEM.

&&

$$

FLZ047-054-059-064-041400-
/O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T1400Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...VERO BEACH...
FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND
358 AM EST WED JAN 4 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO COLD
  SENSITIVE PLANTS AND VEGETATION EARLY THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND ENSURE
PETS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER. 

IMPROPER USE OF SPACE HEATERS ARE A SIGNIFICANT CAUSE OF FATAL
HOUSEHOLD FIRES IN FLORIDA DURING THE WINTER SEASON.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 3, 4:01 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMLB24 hr
Jan 3, 4:18 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia11 hr
Jan 3, 12:14 PM ESTHard Freeze WarningMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia21 hr
Jan 3, 12:39 PM ESTFire Weather WatchMLBLake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia17 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Florida, 2012Every freeze warning in 2012

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.