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Lake Wind Advisory 4, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this lake wind advisory at Mar 3, 2017, 3:50 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 3, 2017, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2017, 3:50 AM EST (08:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2017, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2017, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Lake County, FL, Okeechobee County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -142 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 743 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
762 WWUS72 KMLB 030850 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Melbourne FL 350 AM EST Fri Mar 3 2017 FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-040000- /O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0004.170303T1400Z-170304T0000Z/ Inland Volusia County-Northern Lake County-Orange-Seminole- Southern Brevard County-Osceola-Indian River-Okeechobee-St. Lucie- Martin-Coastal Volusia County-Southern Lake County- Northern Brevard County- Including the cities of Debary, Deland, Deltona, Eustis, Mount Dora, Leesburg, Tavares, 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, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Ormond Beach, Clermont, Mascotte, Groveland, Cocoa, and Titusville 350 AM EST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a Lake Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 7 PM EST this evening. * WINDS...North to Northeast 20 mph with numerous gusts near 30 mph. * IMPACTS...Bodies of water will be rough in open areas and boating conditions will be hazardous. 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. && $$ Kelly
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this lake wind advisory went out at Mar 2, 9:48 PM EST, 6 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 9:48 PM EST, 6 hours 2 minutes before
East Central Florida Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
948 PM EST Thu Mar 2 2017
.DISCUSSION...
..Hazardous Boating Conditions Through the Weekend...
Tonight-Friday...The front has just about moved through the forecast
area at this time. Breezy north winds surging swd will bring drying
and cooler temps as the post frontal high moves into the region by
early Fri. Showers more prevalent along the coast and northern
sections have largely relocated over the Atlc waters and chcs for
additional measurable rainfall should end by around midnight.
Considerable cloudiness will linger behind the front overnight,
and into Friday especially over the south. Sufficient moisture and
a long fetch of north/northeast winds down the Gulf Stream should
keep small shower chances along the Treasure Coast Friday morning
with a breezy to windy day with onshore tendency, especially along
the coast.
&&
.AVIATION...
Cloudy skies linger with overnight with cigs nr FL 015-025 through
at least 03/11z. some improvement is expected inland north of ISM-
TTS. Breezy north winds with gusts around 20 knots will continue
mainly along the coast. It looks a bit more gusty on Friday, with
north/northeast winds gusting to around 23-25 knots.
&&
.MARINE...
The surge of post frontal north winds around 20 knots has worked
south to around Fort Pierce. This will create hazardous boating
conditions over the waters through midnight and continuing into the
upcoming weekend. Small craft advisories are in effect across the
north two thirds of the coastal waters and will start at 06z in the
southern zones.
&&
.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
AM...Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM EST Sunday for Flagler Beach to
Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm-Flagler Beach to
Volusia-Brevard County Line 20-60 nm-Volusia-Brevard County
Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm-Volusia-Brevard County Line
to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm.
Small Craft Advisory from 1 AM Friday to 4 PM EST Sunday for
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm-Sebastian Inlet to
Jupiter Inlet 20-60 nm.
&&
JP/DKWHazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 5:42 PM EST, 10 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Melbourne FL 542 PM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-031030- 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-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-Inland Volusia County- Northern Lake County-Orange-Seminole-Southern Brevard County- Osceola-Indian River-Okeechobee-St. Lucie-Martin- Coastal Volusia County-Southern Lake County- Northern Brevard County- 542 PM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT... A surge of north winds around 20 knots will continue to build southward over the waters into tonight, behind a cold front that is crossing the area this evening. Seas will build to 5 to 7 feet nearshore and up to 9 feet offshore and in the Gulf Stream by sunrise Friday. A Small Craft Advisory is currently in effect for the waters north of Sebastian Inlet this evening and will expand southward to cover the waters of the Treasure Coast past midnight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. Hazardous boating conditions for small craft will continue this weekend and into early next week. Rough surf and dangerous rip currents are also expected along the beaches of east central Florida. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed tonight. Weitlich
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:04 AM EST | Beach Hazards Statement | MLB | Volusia | 15 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:14 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | MLB | Lake | 14 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.