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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Melbourne, FL

January 6, 2014Lake County, Volusia County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind chill warning at Jan 6, 2014, 4:13 AM EST for Lake County, Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 6, 2014, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 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, 4:13 AM EST (09:13 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 6, 2014, 10:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 7, 2014, 10:00 AM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

Counties Lake County, FL, Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 165 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, Tampa Bay, FL at 00:00Z on 2014-01-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 48 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, Tampa Bay, FL at 00:00Z on 2014-01-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
48 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-66 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
945 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
93 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.

676 
WWUS42 KMLB 060913
WSWMLB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
413 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT
INTO TUESDAY MORNING...

FLZ041-044-141-144-071500-
/O.NEW.KMLB.WC.W.0001.140107T0300Z-140107T1500Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...DAYTONA BEACH...
CLERMONT
413 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...LATE NIGHT TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S IN
  COMBINATION WITH BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL
  VALUES TO DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER TEENS LATE TONIGHT. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES WILL POSE A HAZARD
  TO THOSE OUTDOORS WITHOUT APPROPRIATE PROTECTION. DRESS IN
  LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES IF OUTDOORS FOR ANY PROLONGED
  PERIOD OF TIME. PETS ARE ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD WEATHER. MAKE
  SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
COULD RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

FLZ045>047-053-054-058-059-064-147-071500-
/O.NEW.KMLB.WC.Y.0002.140107T0300Z-140107T1500Z/
ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-
ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...MELBOURNE...
PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE...
FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...TITUSVILLE
413 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...LATE NIGHT TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S IN
  COMBINATION WITH BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL
  VALUES TO DROP INTO THE 20S TO LOWER 30S LATE TONIGHT.

* OTHER IMPACTS...COLD WIND CHILL VALUES WILL POSE A HAZARD TO
  THOSE OUTDOORS WITHOUT APPROPRIATE PROTECTION. DRESS IN LAYERS
  AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. PETS ARE ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD WEATHER.
  MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS...DRESS WARMLY IN LAYERS AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

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2 follow-up statements
667 
WWUS42 KMLB 070900
WSWMLB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
400 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
THIS MORNING...

FLZ041-044-141-144-071500-
/O.CON.KMLB.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1500Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...DAYTONA BEACH...
CLERMONT
400 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S
  IN COMBINATION WITH BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL
  VALUES TO DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING.
  WIND CHILL READINGS WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING INTO MID MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES WILL POSE A HAZARD 
  TO THOSE OUTDOORS WITHOUT APPROPRIATE PROTECTION. DRESS IN 
  LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES IF OUTDOORS FOR ANY PROLONGED 
  PERIOD OF TIME. PETS ARE ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD WEATHER. 
  MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER INDOORS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
COULD RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

FLZ045>047-053-054-058-059-064-147-071500-
/O.CON.KMLB.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1500Z/
ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-
ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...MELBOURNE...
PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE...
FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...TITUSVILLE
400 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...LATE NIGHT TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S IN
  COMBINATION WITH BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL
  VALUES TO DROP INTO THE 20S TO LOWER 30S EARLY THIS MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...COLD WIND CHILL VALUES WILL POSE A HAZARD TO 
  THOSE OUTDOORS WITHOUT APPROPRIATE PROTECTION. DRESS IN LAYERS 
  AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. PETS ARE ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD 
  WEATHER. MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER INDOORS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS...DRESS WARMLY IN LAYERS AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
838 
WWUS42 KMLB 071504
WSWMLB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1004 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014


FLZ041-044-141-144-071615-
/O.EXP.KMLB.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1500Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...DAYTONA BEACH...
CLERMONT
1004 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY BUT
WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH NOON.

$$

FLZ045>047-053-054-058-059-064-147-071615-
/O.EXP.KMLB.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1500Z/
ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-
ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...MELBOURNE...
PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE...
FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...TITUSVILLE
1004 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY BUT
WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE LOW 30S WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE
MORNING.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 6, 4:02 AM ESTFreeze WarningMLBOrange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia29 hr
Jan 6, 4:02 AM ESTHard Freeze WarningMLBLake, Volusia29 hr
Jan 6, 4:02 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryMLBLake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia14 hr
Jan 6, 4:13 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryMLBOkeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole30 hr
Jan 6, 4:23 AM ESTGale WarningMLB30 hr

Nearby

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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.