Alert archive / Florida / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Oct 27, 2012, 4:47 AM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2012, 4:47 AM EDT (08:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2012, 7:06 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 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 08:49 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, 8.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1309 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
232 WWUS72 KMLB 270847 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 447 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY DUE TO INFLUENCE OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY EAST OF FLORIDA... FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-280000- /O.CAN.KMLB.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-121027T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0004.121027T0847Z-121028T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE- SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...ORLANDO... SANFORD...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...OKEECHOBEE...CLERMONT 447 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE BOATING CONDITIONS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ACROSS AREA LAKES TODAY. ADDITIONALLY WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE FALLING TREE LIMBS...BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AROUND...AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FLZ054-059-064-280000- /O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0004.121027T0847Z-121028T0000Z/ INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERO BEACH...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND 447 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE BOATING CONDITIONS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ACROSS AREA LAKES AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS TODAY. ADDITIONALLY WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE FALLING TREE LIMBS...BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AROUND...AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WEITLICH
3 follow-up statements
558 WWUS72 KMLB 271218 AAA NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 818 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY DUE TO INFLUENCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY EAST OF FLORIDA... FLZ041-044>046-053-054-058-059-064-144-280000- /O.CON.KMLB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121028T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER- OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...ORLANDO... SANFORD...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE... FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...CLERMONT 818 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE BOATING CONDITIONS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ACROSS AREA LAKES AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS TODAY. ADDITIONALLY WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE FALLING TREE LIMBS...BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AROUND...AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WEITLICH
887 WWUS72 KMLB 271510 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1110 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY DUE TO INFLUENCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY MOVING NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA... FLZ047-141-147-280000- /O.EXA.KMLB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121028T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...DAYTONA BEACH... TITUSVILLE 1110 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE BOATING CONDITIONS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ACROSS AREA LAKES. ADDITIONALLY WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE FALLING TREE LIMBS...BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AROUND...AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FLZ041-044>046-053-054-058-059-064-144-280000- /O.CON.KMLB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121028T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER- OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...ORLANDO... SANFORD...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE... FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...CLERMONT 1110 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE BOATING CONDITIONS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ACROSS AREA LAKES. ADDITIONALLY WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE FALLING TREE LIMBS...BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AROUND...AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
383 WWUS72 KMLB 272306 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 706 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-280015- /O.CAN.KMLB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121028T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...ORLANDO... SANFORD...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD... VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND... DAYTONA BEACH...CLERMONT...TITUSVILLE 706 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE EVENING WITH WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. $$ 15
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 8:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Volusia | 80 min |
| Oct 26, 9:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Volusia | 2 hr |
| Oct 27, 5:30 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | MLB | Volusia | 53 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.