Alert archive / Florida / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 4, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this gale warning at Feb 18, 2015, 9:56 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
- Feb 18, 2015, 9:56 PM EST (02:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2015, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
213 WHUS72 KMLB 190256 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 956 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 AMZ570-572-575-191500- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-150219T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.GL.W.0004.150219T0300Z-150219T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.SC.Y.0022.150219T1500Z-150220T1200Z/ FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM- 956 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...A FRESH TO STRONG NORTHWEST BREEZE WILL PREVAIL INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS AROUND 25 KNOTS AND FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIODS AROUND 7 SECONDS. OFFSHORE BOATING CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. THE GALE WARNING MEANS FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-191500- /O.EXT.KMLB.SI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150219T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KMLB.SC.Y.0021.150219T0900Z-150219T2100Z/ FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM- 956 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...A FRESH TO STRONG NORTHWEST BREEZE WILL PREVAIL INTO THURSDAY WITH SPEED 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIODS AROUND 7 SECONDS. BOATING CONDITIONS NEAR SHORE WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
465 WHUS72 KMLB 191500 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1000 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 AMZ570-572-575-192100- /O.EXP.KMLB.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150219T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-150220T1200Z/ FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM- 1000 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS...A FRESH TO STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIODS AROUND 7 SECONDS. OFFSHORE BOATING CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-192100- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-150219T2100Z/ FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM- 1000 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...A FRESH TO STRONG NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIODS AROUND 7 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 9:32 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 20 hr |
| Feb 18, 9:56 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 33 hr | |
| Feb 19, 2:36 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | MLB | Seminole | 15 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:41 AM EST | Freeze Warning | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 30 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:55 PM EST | Hard Freeze Warning | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 19 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:34 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MLB | 18 hr |
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Sources
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