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Gale Warning 2, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this gale warning at Jan 22, 2016, 4:26 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 22, 2016, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 33 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 22, 2016, 4:26 AM EST (09:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2016, 4:00 AM EST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
The text
As transmitted.
633 WHUS72 KMLB 220926 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 426 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 AMZ570-572-575-231000- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160123T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMLB.GL.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.GL.W.0002.160123T0000Z-160124T0900Z/ 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- 426 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE DEVELOPING. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FEET DURING SATURDAY. 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-231000- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160124T0900Z/ FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM- 426 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS TODAY WILL BECOME WEST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. SHORT PERIOD WAVES TO 4 FEET WILL OCCUR CLOSE TO THE COAST AND UP TO 7 FEET 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
244 WHUS72 KMLB 230922 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 422 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 AMZ570-572-575-240900- /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160124T0900Z/ 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- 422 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-240900- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160124T0900Z/ FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM- 422 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL OCCUR TODAY THEN BECOME NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SHORT PERIOD WAVES 4 TO 5 FEET WILL OCCUR RIGHT ALONG THE COAST AND SEAS WILL BE UP TO 7 FEET AT 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
615 WHUS72 KMLB 232101 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 401 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 AMZ570-572-575-240900- /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160124T0900Z/ 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- 401 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-240900- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM- 401 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 9:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 41 min |
| Jan 22, 9:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 10:14 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 46 min | |
| Jan 22, 10:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 29 min |
| Jan 22, 10:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 62 min |
| Jan 22, 10:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Flagler | 58 min |
| Jan 22, 10:50 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 55 min | |
| Jan 22, 10:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie | 55 min |
| Jan 22, 11:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 88 min |
| Jan 22, 11:10 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 95 min | |
| Jan 22, 11:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange, Seminole | 41 min |
| Jan 22, 11:44 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 91 min | |
| Jan 22, 11:46 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Volusia | 26 min |
| Jan 22, 12:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange | 55 min |
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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.