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Small Craft Advisory 21, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this small craft advisory at Feb 14, 2014, 2:44 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 15, 2014, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2014, 2:44 PM EST (19:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2014, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2014, 8:02 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
875 WHUS72 KMLB 141944 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 244 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 AMZ570-152100- /O.UPG.KMLB.SC.Y.0020.140215T0600Z-140215T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.GL.W.0004.140215T0900Z-140215T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.SC.Y.0021.140215T2100Z-140216T0300Z/ WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 244 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT REACHING 25 TO 30 KNOTS OFFSHORE WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BUILD SEAS TO 6 TO 9 FEET. 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. && $$ AMZ555-152100- /O.EXA.KMLB.SI.Y.0003.140215T0900Z-140215T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- 244 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT REACHING AROUND 20 KNOTS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL KEEP THE HIGHEST SEAS FURTHER OFFSHORE...THOUGH SEAS BEYOND 15 NM MAY BUILD UP TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE FORECAST BUT SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 7 FEET. && $$ AMZ572-575-152100- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0020.140215T0900Z-140216T0300Z/ 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- 244 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT REACHING 25 TO 30 KNOTS OFFSHORE WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BUILD SEAS TO 6 TO 8 FEET. 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-152100- /O.CON.KMLB.SI.Y.0003.140215T0900Z-140215T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- 244 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT REACHING 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL KEEP THE HIGHEST SEAS FURTHER OFFSHORE...THOUGH SEAS BEYOND 15 NM MAY BUILD UP TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE FORECAST BUT SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 7 FEET. && $$
3 follow-up statements
377 WHUS72 KMLB 151840 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 140 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 AMZ570-160300- /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0021.140215T2100Z-140216T0300Z/ WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 140 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH SLOWLY DECREASING SEAS TO 5 TO 7 FEET BY 10 PM. 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-152100- /O.CON.KMLB.SI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140215T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- 140 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AFTER 4 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE FORECAST BUT SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 7 FEET. && $$ AMZ572-575-160300- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140216T0300Z/ 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- 140 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH 10 PM. 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. && $$
109 WHUS72 KMLB 152102 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 402 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 AMZ570-160015- /O.EXP.KMLB.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140216T0300Z/ WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 402 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS AND SEAS...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH SLOWLY DECREASING SEAS TO 5 TO 7 FEET BY 10 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-152215- /O.EXP.KMLB.SI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140215T2100Z/ 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- 402 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS EXPIRED... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION FOR WINDS THIS EVENING. $$ AMZ572-575-160015- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140216T0300Z/ WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 402 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH 10 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 15
503 WHUS72 KMLB 160102 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 802 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 AMZ572-575-160215- /O.CAN.KMLB.SC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140216T0300Z/ 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- 802 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT FOR SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FEET. $$ AMZ570-160215- /O.CAN.KMLB.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140216T0300Z/ WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 802 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT FOR SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FEET. $$ 15
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 4:25 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 40 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:25 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MLB | 36 hr | |
| Feb 14, 2:44 PM EST | Gale Warning | MLB | 25 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.