Alert archive / Florida / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 3, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this gale warning at Mar 3, 2012, 3:46 PM EST. It took effect at Mar 4, 2012, 4:00 AM 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
- Mar 3, 2012, 3:46 PM EST (20:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2012, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
693 WHUS72 KMLB 032046 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 346 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 AMZ570-572-575-041000- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0012.120304T0000Z-120304T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.GL.W.0003.120304T0900Z-120305T0000Z/ 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- 346 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING...AND 25 TO 30 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK AND ON SUNDAY. WIND DIRECTION WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT ON SUNDAY MORNING. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FEET OR HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON 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. 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-041000- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0012.120304T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- 346 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY EXPECTED. EARLY ON SUNDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ SEDLOCK
3 follow-up statements
376 WHUS72 KMLB 040941 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 441 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 AMZ570-572-575-041745- /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ 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- 441 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT QUICKLY TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT LATER THIS MORNING. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FEET OR HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-041745- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- 441 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AS THE FRONT PASSES THIS MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL OCCUR TODAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM AND PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ SPRATT
728 WHUS72 KMLB 041546 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1046 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 AMZ570-572-575-050000- /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ 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- 1046 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET AND HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-050000- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- 1046 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL OCCUR TODAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM AND PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
164 WHUS72 KMLB 042052 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 352 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 AMZ572-575-050330- /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMLB.SC.Y.0012.120305T0000Z-120305T1500Z/ 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- 352 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET AND HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. 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. && $$ AMZ570-050330- /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMLB.SC.Y.0012.120305T0000Z-120305T1000Z/ WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 352 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST MONDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET AND HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ552-050330- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120305T1000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- 352 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. 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. && $$ AMZ555-050330- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120305T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- 352 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET AND HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ550-050000- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- 352 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET AND HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 3:04 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 16 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:33 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 54 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.