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Gale Warning 2, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this gale warning at Jan 6, 2014, 4:23 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 6, 2014, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2014, 4:23 AM EST (09:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 6, 2014, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2014, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
663 WHUS72 KMLB 060923 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 423 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 AMZ570-572-575-071500- /O.UPG.KMLB.GL.A.0001.140106T1500Z-140107T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.GL.W.0002.140106T1500Z-140107T1500Z/ 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- 423 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...WINDS WILL FRESHEN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST EARLY THIS MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE PANHANDLE AND THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. OVERALL BOATING CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POOR DUE TO A MODERATE TO LARGE NORTHEASTERLY SWELL. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO GALE FORCE LATE TODAY...CREATING VERY DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-071500- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0004.140106T1500Z-140107T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- 423 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...WINDS WILL FRESHEN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST EARLY THIS MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE PANHANDLE AND THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. OVERALL BOATING CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POOR DUE TO A MODERATE TO LARGE NORTHEASTERLY SWELL. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING VERY DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS LATE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 15
2 follow-up statements
614 WHUS72 KMLB 062039 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 339 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 AMZ570-572-575-071500- /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KMLB.SC.Y.0004.140107T1500Z-140108T0000Z/ 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- 339 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE UP TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS AS STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH OF THE WATERS TONIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL OCCUR OFFSHORE WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET OVER THE GULF STREAM. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE TUESDAY BUT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ELEVATED CHOPPY SEAS. 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-071500- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140108T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- 339 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE UP TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AS STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH OF THE WATERS TONIGHT. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL INCREASE SEAS TO 7 TO 10 FEET NEARSHORE. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE TUESDAY BUT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ELEVATED CHOPPY SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
212 WHUS72 KMLB 071519 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1019 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 AMZ570-572-575-080000- /O.EXP.KMLB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140108T0900Z/ 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- 1019 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS UP TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS THEY VEER TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST. SEAS UP TO 10 TO 12 FEET WILL EXIST OVER THE GULF STREAM THROUGH TODAY. 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. && $$ AMZ555-080000- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140108T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- 1019 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS UP TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS THEY VEER TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST. SEAS UP TO 8 TO 11 FEET THROUGH TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ550-552-080000- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140108T0000Z/ 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- 1019 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS UP TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS THEY VEER TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST. SEAS UP TO 6 TO 9 FEET THROUGH TODAY. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 4:02 AM EST | Freeze Warning | MLB | Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 29 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:02 AM EST | Hard Freeze Warning | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 29 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:02 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 14 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:13 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 30 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:13 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MLB | Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole | 30 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.