Alert archive / Florida / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 3, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this freeze warning at Jan 4, 2012, 1:48 PM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 5, 2012, 1:00 AM EST. 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
- Jan 4, 2012, 1:48 PM EST (18:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 5, 2012, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2012, 8:00 AM EST
- In force
- 7 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 18:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 12:00Z, 6.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 957 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
107 WWUS72 KMLB 041848 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 148 PM EST WED JAN 4 2012 FLZ041-044-053-058-144-051300- /O.UPG.KMLB.FZ.A.0002.120105T0600Z-120105T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.W.0003.120105T0600Z-120105T1300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...KISSIMMEE... ST CLOUD...OKEECHOBEE...CLERMONT 148 PM EST WED JAN 4 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER RURAL LOCATIONS WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE FREEZE WARNING AREA. URBAN LOCATION SHOULD BE SPARED FROM ANY DURATION OF SUB FREEZING CONDITIONS AS WELL AS THE COASTAL BARRIER ISLANDS. * IMPACTS...THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND VEGETATION THURSDAY MORNING. DUE TO LIGHT TO CALM WINDS AND OPTIMAL COOLING CONDITIONS AREAS OF FROST WILL BE PRESENT AND THE FROST COVERAGE COULD BE AS MUCH OF A HAZARD TO VEGETATION AS THE COLD TEMPERATURES. 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ045>047-054-059-141-147-051300- /O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.W.0003.120105T0600Z-120105T1300Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE- COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...MELBOURNE... PALM BAY...VERO BEACH...FORT PIERCE...DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE 148 PM EST WED JAN 4 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER RURAL LOCATIONS WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE FREEZE WARNING AREA. URBAN LOCATION SHOULD BE SPARED FROM ANY DURATION OF SUB FREEZING CONDITIONS AS WELL AS THE COASTAL BARRIER ISLANDS. * IMPACTS...THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND VEGETATION THURSDAY MORNING. DUE TO LIGHT TO CALM WINDS AND OPTIMAL COOLING CONDITIONS AREAS OF FROST WILL BE PRESENT AND THE FROST COVERAGE COULD BE AS MUCH OF A HAZARD TO VEGETATION AS THE COLD TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER. IMPROPER USE OF SPACE HEATERS ARE A SIGNIFICANT CAUSE OF FATAL HOUSEHOLD FIRES IN FLORIDA DURING THE WINTER SEASON. && $$
1 follow-up statement
906 WWUS72 KMLB 042138 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 438 PM EST WED JAN 4 2012 FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-141-144-147-051300- /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0003.120105T0600Z-120105T1300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-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...DAYTONA BEACH... CLERMONT...TITUSVILLE 438 PM EST WED JAN 4 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT ACROSS RURAL LOCATIONS WITH DURATIONS OF UP TO 5 HOURS IN NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS. A SHORTER PERIOD OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES...UP TO 2 HOURS...IS EXPECTED OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE FREEZE WARNING AREA. URBANIZED LOCATIONS SHOULD BE SPARED ANY DURATION OF SUB FREEZING CONDITIONS AS WELL AS THE COASTAL BARRIER ISLANDS. * IMPACTS...THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND VEGETATION. DUE TO LIGHT TO CALM WINDS AND SOMEWHAT HIGHER MOISTURE CONTENT IN THE AIR...THERE WILL BE A BETTER CHANCE FOR FROST WHICH COULD BE AS MUCH OF A HAZARD AS THE COLD TEMPERATURES. 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. && $$ FLZ064-051300- /O.NEW.KMLB.FR.Y.0001.120105T0600Z-120105T1300Z/ MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOBE SOUND 438 PM EST WED JAN 4 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURE...LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S ACROSS MOST OF MARTIN COUNTY. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO CROPS AND OTHER COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT AREAS OF FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ KELLY/PENDERGRAST
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 3:58 AM EST | Freeze Watch | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Osceola, Volusia | 10 hr |
| Jan 4, 4:19 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MLB | 6 hr | |
| Jan 4, 5:09 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 13 hr |
| Jan 4, 4:38 PM EST | Frost Advisory | MLB | 15 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.