Alert archive / Florida / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 5, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this gale warning at Feb 24, 2016, 3:15 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 24, 2016, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 24 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 24, 2016, 3:15 AM EST (08:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2016, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2016, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
The text
As transmitted.
755 WHUS72 KMLB 240815 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 315 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 AMZ570-572-242130- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160224T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.GL.W.0005.160224T1500Z-160225T1500Z/ FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM- 315 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST AROUND 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. NUMEROUS GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 8 FEET TODAY BUILDING UP TO 9 FEET 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. 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-242130- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.160224T1500Z-160226T0900Z/ FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM- 315 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ575-242130- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160226T0900Z/ SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM- 315 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 25 KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET THEN BUILDING 7 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
330 WHUS72 KMLB 242255 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 555 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 AMZ570-572-260900- /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.SC.Y.0017.160225T1500Z-160226T0900Z/ FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM- 555 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS THEN DECREASE SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS UP TO 7 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-575-260900- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160226T0900Z/ 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- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM- 555 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...5 TO 7 FEET. 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. && $$
908 WHUS72 KMLB 250909 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 409 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 AMZ570-572-251500- /O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0017.160225T1500Z-160226T1500Z/ FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM- 409 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS THEN DECREASE SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-251500- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/ 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- 409 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET. 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. && $$ AMZ575-251500- /O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160226T1500Z/ SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM- 409 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...6 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
997 WHUS72 KMLB 251504 MWWMLB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1004 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 AMZ570-572-252100- /O.EXP.KMLB.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160226T1500Z/ FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM- 1004 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. 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. && $$ AMZ550-552-555-252100- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/ FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM- 1004 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY. * WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ575-252100- /O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160226T1500Z/ SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM- 1004 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...6 TO 8 FEET. 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 24, 2:35 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 15 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange | 63 min |
| Feb 24, 12:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River | 51 min |
| Feb 24, 12:29 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 61 min | |
| Feb 24, 12:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 23 min |
| Feb 24, 12:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River | 14 min |
| Feb 24, 1:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 55 min |
| Feb 24, 2:02 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 118 min | |
| Feb 24, 2:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River | 10 min |
| Feb 24, 2:38 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 52 min | |
| Feb 24, 3:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 55 min |
| Feb 24, 3:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 93 min |
| Feb 24, 4:15 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 60 min | |
| Feb 24, 5:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 59 min |
| Feb 24, 5:55 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 40 hr |
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Sources
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