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Frost Advisory 2, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this frost advisory at Feb 10, 2016, 2:14 PM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Feb 11, 2016, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2016, 2:14 PM EST (19:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2016, 3:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2016, 9:00 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Lake County, FL, Okeechobee County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Seminole County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:15 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
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2306 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -335 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -217 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
792 WWUS72 KMLB 101914 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 214 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 FLZ041-044-141-111400- /O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.W.0003.160211T0800Z-160211T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEBARY...DELAND...DELTONA...EUSTIS... MOUNT DORA...LEESBURG...TAVARES...DAYTONA BEACH... NEW SMYRNA BEACH...ORMOND BEACH 214 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS...INCREASING TO 20 MPH OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...LOWS 29 TO 32 DEGREES EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. FREEZE DURATIONS OF 2 TO 4 HOURS ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL CREATE CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON OPEN LAKES AND OTHER LARGER BODIES OF WATER MAKING OPERATION OF SMALL BOATS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE TENDER VEGETATION AND OUTDOOR PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. 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. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ045>047-053-144-147-111400- /O.NEW.KMLB.FR.Y.0002.160211T0800Z-160211T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T2300Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-OSCEOLA- SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APOPKA...MAITLAND...ORLANDO... WINTER PARK...UNION PARK...ALTAMONTE SPRINGS...CASSELBERRY... OVIEDO...SANFORD...WINTER SPRINGS....MELBOURNE...PALM BAY... ROCKLEDGE...CELEBRATION...KISSIMMEE...SAINT CLOUD...CLERMONT... MASCOTTE...GROVELAND...COCOA...TITUSVILLE 214 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS...INCREASING TO 20 MPH OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL RAPIDLY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOW TO MIDDLE 30S ALLOWING AREAS OF FROST TO DEVELOP LATE IN THE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MORNING THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL CREATE CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON OPEN LAKES AND OTHER LARGER BODIES OF WATER MAKING OPERATION OF SMALL BOATS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PLANTS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION FROM THE FROSTY CONDITIONS TONIGHT. ALSO MANY HOME FIRES OCCUR DURING COLD WEATHER EPISODES. USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH SPACE HEATERS. KEEP THEM AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL SUCH AS BLANKETS...PILLOWS AND CURTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ FLZ054-058-059-064-111400- /O.NEW.KMLB.FR.Y.0002.160211T0800Z-160211T1400Z/ INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEBASTIAN...VERO BEACH...BASINGER... FORT DRUM...OKEECHOBEE...PORT SAINT LUCIE...FORT PIERCE... HOBE SOUND...JENSEN BEACH...PORT SALERNO...STUART 214 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL RAPIDLY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 30S ALLOWING AREAS OF FROST TO DEVELOP LATE IN THE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MORNING THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PLANTS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION FROM THE FROSTY CONDITIONS TONIGHT. ALSO MANY HOME FIRES OCCUR DURING COLD WEATHER EPISODES. USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH SPACE HEATERS. KEEP THEM AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL SUCH AS BLANKETS...PILLOWS AND CURTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$
2 follow-up statements
500 WWUS72 KMLB 102353 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 653 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 FLZ041-044-141-111400- /O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0003.160211T0800Z-160211T1400Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEBARY...DELAND...DELTONA...EUSTIS... MOUNT DORA...LEESBURG...TAVARES...DAYTONA BEACH... NEW SMYRNA BEACH...ORMOND BEACH 653 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS...INCREASING TO 20 MPH OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...LOWS 29 TO 32 DEGREES EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. FREEZE DURATIONS OF 2 TO 4 HOURS ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL CREATE CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON OPEN LAKES AND OTHER LARGER BODIES OF WATER MAKING OPERATION OF SMALL BOATS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE TENDER VEGETATION AND OUTDOOR PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ045>047-053-054-058-059-064-144-147-111400- /O.CON.KMLB.FR.Y.0002.160211T0800Z-160211T1400Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER- OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APOPKA...MAITLAND...ORLANDO... WINTER PARK...UNION PARK...ALTAMONTE SPRINGS...CASSELBERRY... OVIEDO...SANFORD...WINTER SPRINGS....MELBOURNE...PALM BAY... ROCKLEDGE...CELEBRATION...KISSIMMEE...SAINT CLOUD...SEBASTIAN... VERO BEACH...BASINGER...FORT DRUM...OKEECHOBEE... PORT SAINT LUCIE...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...JENSEN BEACH... PORT SALERNO...STUART...CLERMONT...MASCOTTE...GROVELAND...COCOA... TITUSVILLE 653 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL RAPIDLY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 30S ALLOWING AREAS OF FROST TO DEVELOP LATE IN THE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MORNING THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PLANTS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION FROM THE FROSTY CONDITIONS TONIGHT. ALSO MANY HOME FIRES OCCUR DURING COLD WEATHER EPISODES. USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH SPACE HEATERS. KEEP THEM AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL SUCH AS BLANKETS...PILLOWS AND CURTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ 67
777 WWUS72 KMLB 111401 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 901 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 FLZ041-044-141-111515- /O.EXP.KMLB.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1400Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEBARY...DELAND...DELTONA...EUSTIS... MOUNT DORA...LEESBURG...TAVARES...DAYTONA BEACH... NEW SMYRNA BEACH...ORMOND BEACH 901 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE THREAT FOR A FREEZE HAS ENDED. COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING HAVE WARMED INTO THE 40S ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WITH FORECAST AFTERNOON HIGHS INTO THE 60S AREAWIDE. $$ FLZ045>047-053-054-058-059-064-144-147-111515- /O.EXP.KMLB.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160211T1400Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER- OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APOPKA...MAITLAND...ORLANDO... WINTER PARK...UNION PARK...ALTAMONTE SPRINGS...CASSELBERRY... OVIEDO...SANFORD...WINTER SPRINGS....MELBOURNE...PALM BAY... ROCKLEDGE...CELEBRATION...KISSIMMEE...SAINT CLOUD...SEBASTIAN... VERO BEACH...BASINGER...FORT DRUM...OKEECHOBEE... PORT SAINT LUCIE...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...JENSEN BEACH... PORT SALERNO...STUART...CLERMONT...MASCOTTE...GROVELAND...COCOA... TITUSVILLE 901 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE THREAT FOR A FROST HAS ENDED. COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING HAVE WARMED INTO THE 40S ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WITH FORECAST AFTERNOON HIGHS INTO THE 60S AREAWIDE. $$ SEDLOCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 3:40 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 14 hr |
| Feb 10, 5:26 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Volusia | 13 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:14 PM EST | Freeze Warning | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 19 hr |
Nearby
Frost Advisories in Florida, 2016Every frost advisory in 2016
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.