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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Melbourne, FL

November 4, 2013Volusia County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Nov 4, 2013, 4:19 PM EST for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Nov 5, 2013, 4:21 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 4, 2013, 4:19 PM EST (21:19 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 5, 2013, 4:21 AM EST
Expired
Nov 5, 2013, 7:00 PM EST
In force
15 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 21:19 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

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 91 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cape Canaveral, FL at 12:00Z on 2013-11-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cape Canaveral, FL at 12:00Z on 2013-11-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -119 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1717 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-121 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

317 
WWUS72 KMLB 042119
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
419 PM EST MON NOV 4 2013

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-051200-
/O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0003.131105T1200Z-131106T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMLB.LW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131105T1200Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...VERO BEACH...
FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE
419 PM EST MON NOV 4 2013

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...ONGOING EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER
  GUSTS ALONG COASTAL AREAS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY MID
  MORNING. WINDS OVER INTERIOR LOCATIONS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND
  20 MPH BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE COASTAL AREAS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CREATE ROUGH 
  CONDITIONS ON THE INLAND LAKES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AS WELL 
  AS ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. THESE MAY PRODUCE DAMAGE 
  TO...OR FLIP...SMALL CRAFT. BOATERS MAY WISH TO POSTPONE LAKE 
  RELATED ACTIVITIES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

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.

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>046-053-058-144-051200-
/O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0022.131105T1200Z-131106T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.LW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131105T0000Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...ORLANDO...
SANFORD...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...OKEECHOBEE...CLERMONT
419 PM EST MON NOV 4 2013

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...ONGOING EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ALONG 
  COASTAL AREAS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY MID MORNING. 
  WINDS OVER INTERIOR LOCATIONS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH 
  BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS. GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CREATE ROUGH 
  CONDITIONS ON THE INLAND LAKES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AS WELL 
  AS ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. THESE MAY PRODUCE DAMAGE 
  TO...OR FLIP...SMALL CRAFT. BOATERS MAY WISH TO POSTPONE LAKE 
  RELATED ACTIVITIES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

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.

&&

$$

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2 follow-up statements
152 
WWUS72 KMLB 050921
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
421 AM EST TUE NOV 5 2013

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-060000-
/O.CAN.KMLB.LW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131105T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMLB.WI.Y.0003.131105T0921Z-131106T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...VERO BEACH...
FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE
421 AM EST TUE NOV 5 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...ONGOING EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS
  MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER DAYBREAK THIS
  MORNING. WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER
  GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ONSHORE MOVING SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE HIGH PROFILE
  OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON
  BRIDGES...OVERPASSES..AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WINDS MAY ALSO BE
  ABLE TO BLOW AROUND LOOSE LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH
  AS LAWN FURNITURE AND SMALL TREE BRANCHES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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>046-053-058-144-060000-
/O.EXT.KMLB.LW.Y.0022.131105T1400Z-131106T0000Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...ORLANDO...
SANFORD...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...OKEECHOBEE...CLERMONT
421 AM EST TUE NOV 5 2013

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH BY THE LATE MORNING
  HOURS. GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CREATE ROUGH
  CONDITIONS ON THE INLAND LAKES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS
  MAY PRODUCE DAMAGE TO...OR FLIP...SMALL CRAFT. BOATERS MAY WISH
  TO POSTPONE LAKE RELATED ACTIVITIES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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.

&&

$$
153 
WWUS72 KMLB 060007
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
707 PM EST TUE NOV 5 2013

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-060115-
/O.EXP.KMLB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-131106T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...VERO BEACH...
FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE
707 PM EST TUE NOV 5 2013

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

$$

FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-060115-
/O.EXP.KMLB.LW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-131106T0000Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...ORLANDO...
SANFORD...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...OKEECHOBEE...CLERMONT
707 PM EST TUE NOV 5 2013

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 4, 4:01 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia24 hr
Nov 4, 4:16 PM ESTGale WarningMLB24 hr
Nov 4, 4:16 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMLB49 hr
Nov 4, 4:19 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia27 hr
Nov 4, 4:25 PM ESTCoastal Flood WatchMLB12 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.