Alert archive / Florida / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Jan 1, 2018, 7:01 PM EST for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2018, 7:01 PM EST (00:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2018, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 607 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
598 WWUS72 KMLB 020001 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Melbourne FL 701 PM EST Mon Jan 1 2018 FLZ047-141-147-021200- /O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0001.180102T0001Z-180102T1200Z/ Southern Brevard County-Coastal Volusia County- Northern Brevard County- Including the cities of Melbourne, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Ormond Beach, Cocoa, and Titusville 701 PM EST Mon Jan 1 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 7 AM EST Tuesday. * WINDS...North winds of 20 to 25 mph with frequent gusts of 35 to 40 mph, mainly along the coast and barrier islands. * IMPACTS...Motorists driving high profile vehicles should use extra caution, especially on east west roadways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 25 to 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
1 follow-up statement
043 WWUS72 KMLB 020921 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Melbourne FL 421 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2018 FLZ047-141-147-030000- /O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0001.180102T1200Z-180103T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180102T1200Z/ Southern Brevard County-Coastal Volusia County- Northern Brevard County- Including the cities of Melbourne, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Ormond Beach, Cocoa, and Titusville 421 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT from 7 AM EST UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a Lake Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 7 PM EST this evening. * WINDS...North to northeast 20 to 25 mph. Gusts 30 to 35 mph early this morning. * IMPACTS...Motorists driving high profile vehicles should use extra caution, especially on east west roadways. Boating on inland lakes will be hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 25 to 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. A Lake Wind Advisory indicates that winds will cause rough chop on area lakes. Small boats will be especially prone to capsizing. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 4:21 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Volusia | 15 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:42 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 71 hr | |
| Jan 2, 9:43 AM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | MLB | Volusia | 25 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:27 PM EST | Gale Watch | MLB | 12 hr |
Nearby
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.