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Small Craft Advisory 2, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 3, 2012, 4:01 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 3, 2012, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2012, 4:01 AM EST (09:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2012, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2012, 4:19 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
226 WHUS72 KMLB 030901 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 401 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS THROUGH MID WEEK BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT... AMZ570-572-575-032115- /O.EXT.KMLB.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.SC.Y.0002.120103T2100Z-120104T1500Z/ 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- 401 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS AND GUSTY WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. EXPECT FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE SHORT PERIOD WAVES OF 12 TO 14 FEET. 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. 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-032115- /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.SC.Y.0002.120103T2100Z-120104T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- 401 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. EXPECT FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE SHORT PERIOD WAVES OF 7 TO 11 FEET AWAY FROM THE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS BETWEEN 34 AND 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ555-032115- /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.SC.Y.0002.120103T2100Z-120104T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- 401 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. EXPECT FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE SHORT PERIOD WAVES OF 7 TO 11 FEET AWAY FROM THE COAST. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
639 WHUS72 KMLB 032102 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 402 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS THROUGH MID WEEK BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT... AMZ570-572-575-040515- /O.EXP.KMLB.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T1500Z/ WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 402 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS AND GUSTY WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. EXPECT FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE SHORT PERIOD WAVES OF 12 TO 14 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ550-552-040515- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T0900Z/ 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- 402 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. EXPECT FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE SHORT PERIOD WAVES OF 7 TO 11 FEET AWAY FROM THE COAST. 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. && $$ AMZ555-040515- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- 402 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. EXPECT FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE SHORT PERIOD WAVES OF 7 TO 11 FEET AWAY FROM THE COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS BETWEEN 34 AND 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
819 WHUS72 KMLB 040305 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1005 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT... AMZ550-552-040415- /O.CAN.KMLB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T0900Z/ 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- 1005 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS AND SEAS CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH...HOWEVER SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION FOR SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. $$ AMZ555-570-572-575-041500- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 1005 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS UP TO 10 FEET WELL OFFSHORE WILL ALSO SLOWLY DECREASE INTO WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
482 WHUS72 KMLB 040919 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 419 AM EST WED JAN 4 2012 AMZ555-570-572-575-041500- /O.CAN.KMLB.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.SW.Y.0001.120104T0919Z-120104T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- 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- 419 AM EST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING IN THE GULF STREAM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WINDS AND SEAS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 10 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. STEEP WAVES TO 7 FEET WILL OCCUR IN THE GULF STREAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 7 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED WITH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KNOTS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:18 AM EST | Freeze Warning | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 29 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:18 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 11 hr |
| Jan 3, 12:14 PM EST | Hard Freeze Warning | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 21 hr |
| Jan 3, 12:39 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MLB | Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 17 hr |
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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.