Alert archive / Florida / Wind Advisories in 2013
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at May 3, 2013, 3:57 AM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at May 3, 2013, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2013, 3:57 AM EDT (07:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 3, 2013, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 4, 2013, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:57 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
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 178 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 589 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
628 WWUS72 KMLB 030757 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 357 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED DUE TO COASTAL LOW DEVELOPMENT... .THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN TODAY BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE FORMING ALONG THE SPACE/TREASURE COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. FLZ141-147-040000- /O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0002.130503T1400Z-130504T0000Z/ COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE 357 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WITH WET SOIL AND GUSTY WINDS...SOME TREES MAY BECOME UPROOTED. 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. && $$ FLZ041-045-046-040000- /O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0014.130503T1400Z-130504T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-ORANGE-SEMINOLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...ORLANDO...SANFORD 357 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...VERY ROUGH CONDITONS FOR SMALL BOATS WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
2 follow-up statements
406 WWUS72 KMLB 031346 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 946 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 FLZ041-045-046-031500- /O.CAN.KMLB.LW.Y.0014.130503T1400Z-130504T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-ORANGE-SEMINOLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...ORLANDO...SANFORD 946 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR INLAND VOLUSIA...SEMINOLE AND ORANGE COUNTIES. $$ FLZ141-147-040000- /O.CON.KMLB.WI.Y.0002.130503T1400Z-130504T0000Z/ COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE 946 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. WITH WET SOIL AND GUSTY WINDS...SOME TREES MAY BECOME UPROOTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
733 WWUS72 KMLB 032357 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 757 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 FLZ141-147-040800- /O.EXT.KMLB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130504T0800Z/ COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE 757 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...SUSTAINED EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. WITH WET SOIL AND GUSTY WINDS...SOME TREES MAY BECOME UPROOTED. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 10:25 PM EDT | Gale Warning | MLB | 30 hr | |
| May 2, 10:25 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 54 hr | |
| May 3, 3:57 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 6 hr |
| May 3, 4:03 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MLB | Volusia | 24 hr |
| May 3, 4:21 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | MLB | Volusia | 24 hr |
| May 3, 4:56 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 47 hr | |
| May 3, 4:56 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 47 hr | |
| May 3, 2:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Brevard, Volusia | 94 min |
| May 3, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 43 min |
| May 3, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 48 min |
| May 3, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 107 min | |
| May 3, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 38 min |
| May 3, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 66 min |
| May 3, 6:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Lake, Orange | 52 min |
| May 3, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 88 min |
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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.