Alert archive / Florida / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 1, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this gale warning at Jan 16, 2016, 4:54 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 17, 2016, 4:00 AM 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 16, 2016, 4:54 AM EST (09:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2016, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2016, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
The text
As transmitted.
746 WHUS72 KMLB 160954 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 454 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 AMZ570-572-575-172100- /O.NEW.KMLB.GL.W.0001.160117T0900Z-160117T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.SC.Y.0004.160117T2100Z-160118T0900Z/ 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- 454 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM EST MONDAY. * WINDS...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH LATE TONIGHT UP TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. WINDS THEN REMAIN ELEVATED AS THEY BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST BEHIND EXITING LOW PRESSURE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN ONLY GRADUALLY DECREASE IN SUNDAY NIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE UP TO 8 TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE SUNDAY WITH ONLY A SLOW DECLINE IN WAVE HEIGHTS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 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 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-172100- /O.NEW.KMLB.SC.Y.0004.160117T0900Z-160118T0900Z/ FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM- 454 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM EST MONDAY. * WINDS...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH LATE TONIGHT UP TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. WINDS THEN REMAIN ELEVATED AS THEY BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST BEHIND EXITING LOW PRESSURE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN ONLY GRADUALLY DECREASE IN SUNDAY NIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE UP TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE SUNDAY WITH ONLY A SLOW DECLINE IN WAVE HEIGHTS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
817 WHUS72 KMLB 170237 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 937 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 AMZ550-552-555-180900- /O.EXA.KMLB.GL.W.0001.160117T0900Z-160117T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0004.160117T2100Z-160118T0900Z/ 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- 937 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING UP TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL OCCUR AFTER SUNRISE AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST NORTHWEST BEHIND AN EXITING LOW PRESSURE CENTER. WINDS WILL THEN ONLY GRADUALLY DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE UP TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE SUNDAY WITH ONLY A SLOW DECLINE IN WAVE HEIGHTS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS GALE WARNING IS FOR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS THAT WILL OCCUR BEHIND A STRONG LOW PRESSSURE SYSTEM. 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 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. && $$ AMZ570-572-575-180900- /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0001.160117T0900Z-160117T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0004.160117T2100Z-160118T0900Z/ FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM- 937 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING UP TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL OCCUR AFTER SUNRISE AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST NORTHWEST BEHIND AN EXITING LOW PRESSURE CENTER. WINDS WILL THEN ONLY GRADUALLY DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL INCREASE UP TO 8 TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE SUNDAY WITH ONLY A SLOW DECLINE IN WAVE HEIGHTS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS GALE WARNING IS FOR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS THAT WILL OCCUR BEHIND A STRONG LOW PRESSSURE SYSTEM. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
641 WHUS72 KMLB 172038 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 338 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 AMZ550-552-555-180900- /O.EXP.KMLB.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0004.160117T2100Z-160118T0900Z/ 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- 338 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... 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. && $$ AMZ570-572-575-182100- /O.EXP.KMLB.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0004.160117T2100Z-160119T2100Z/ FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM- 338 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 4:54 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 4 days | |
| Jan 16, 5:20 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MLB | Okeechobee | 4 hr |
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Sources
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