Alert archive / Florida / Wind Advisories in 2013
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Nov 13, 2013, 3:53 AM EST for Orange County, Seminole County, Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Nov 13, 2013, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2013, 3:53 AM EST (08:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 13, 2013, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2013, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Orange County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:56 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
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 798 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
530 WWUS72 KMLB 130853 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 353 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 FLZ045>047-054-059-064-141-147-140000- /O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0004.131113T0900Z-131114T0000Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...MELBOURNE... PALM BAY...VERO BEACH...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND... DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE 353 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE UP TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT THE COAST. HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY 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 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FLZ041-044-053-058-144-140000- /O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0024.131113T0900Z-131114T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...KISSIMMEE... ST CLOUD...OKEECHOBEE...CLERMONT 353 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE UP TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CREATE ROUGH CONDITIONS ON THE INLAND LAKES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGE TO...OR FLIP...SMALL CRAFT. BOATERS MAY WISH TO POSTPONE LAKE RELATED ACTIVITIES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ WEITLICH
1 follow-up statement
861 WWUS72 KMLB 140003 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 703 PM EST WED NOV 13 2013 FLZ045>047-054-059-064-141-147-140115- /O.EXP.KMLB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-131114T0000Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...MELBOURNE... PALM BAY...VERO BEACH...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND... DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE 703 PM EST WED NOV 13 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING BUT REMAIN BREEZY AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND THE BARRIER ISLANDS MOST OF THE NIGHT. $$ FLZ041-044-053-058-144-140115- /O.EXP.KMLB.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-131114T0000Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...KISSIMMEE... ST CLOUD...OKEECHOBEE...CLERMONT 703 PM EST WED NOV 13 2013 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 MPH OR LESS OVER THE INTERIOR DURING THE EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 3:53 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Osceola, Volusia | 15 hr |
| Nov 13, 4:36 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | MLB | Volusia | 38 hr |
| Nov 13, 3:21 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 49 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.