Alert archive / Florida / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 2, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this gale warning at Feb 11, 2012, 3:41 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 11, 2012, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 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
- Feb 11, 2012, 3:41 PM EST (20:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2012, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2012, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
416 WHUS72 KMLB 112041 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 341 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 AMZ575-120930- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120212T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.GL.W.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1200Z/ WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 341 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SURGE OF NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT 25 TO 30 KNOTS OFFSHORE WITH NUMEROUS GUSTS TO GALE FORCE AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM BY SUNDAY 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. 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. && $$ AMZ570-572-120930- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120211T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.GL.W.0002.120211T2100Z-120212T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 341 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SURGE OF NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT 25 TO 30 KNOTS OFFSHORE WITH NUMEROUS GUSTS TO GALE FORCE AS ARCTIC HIGH BUILDS OVER THE WATERS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM BY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS BETWEEN 34 AND 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ555-120930- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0009.120211T2041Z-120213T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- 341 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SURGE OF NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 25 KNOTS AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM BY SUNDAY 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-120930- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120213T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- 341 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SURGE OF NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 25 KNOTS AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM BY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ KELLY
3 follow-up statements
759 WHUS72 KMLB 112354 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 654 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 AMZ575-121200- /O.EXP.KMLB.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1200Z/ WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 654 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...A SURGE OF NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS OFFSHORE TONIGHT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM BY SUNDAY 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. && $$ AMZ570-572-121200- /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 654 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SURGE OF NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS OFFSHORE TONIGHT WITH NUMEROUS GUSTS TO GALE FORCE AS ARCTIC HIGH BUILDS OVER THE WATERS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM BY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS BETWEEN 34 AND 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-121200- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120213T0000Z/ 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- 654 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...A SURGE OF NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS... WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM BY SUNDAY 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. && $$
797 WHUS72 KMLB 120922 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 422 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 AMZ570-572-575-121200- /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMLB.SC.Y.0009.120212T1200Z-120213T0000Z/ WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 422 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 20 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SEAS WILL REMAIN AROUND 10 TO 12 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM THIS MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-121200- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120213T0000Z/ 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 EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SEAS WILL REMAIN AROUND 10 TO 12 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM AND 6 TO 8 FEET IN THE REMAINDER OF THE WATERS THIS MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
098 WHUS72 KMLB 121208 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 708 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 AMZ570-572-575-122015- /O.EXP.KMLB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120213T0000Z/ WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 708 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 20 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SEAS WILL REMAIN AROUND 10 TO 12 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM THIS MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-122015- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120213T0000Z/ 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- 708 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SEAS WILL REMAIN AROUND 10 TO 12 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM AND 6 TO 8 FEET IN THE REMAINDER OF THE WATERS THIS MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 11:23 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 72 min | |
| Feb 11, 3:58 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 14 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:30 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 29 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:44 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 38 hr | |
| Feb 11, 12:30 PM EST | Freeze Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 21 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:08 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MLB | Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 36 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:08 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 28 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:21 PM EST | Freeze Watch | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 23 hr |
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