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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Melbourne, FL

December 20, 20186 counties in Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Dec 20, 2018, 8:45 PM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Dec 21, 2018, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 20, 2018, 8:45 PM EST (01:45 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 21, 2018, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 21, 2018, 6:00 PM EST
In force
11 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 01:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cape Canaveral, FL at 00:00Z on 2018-12-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cape Canaveral, FL at 00:00Z on 2018-12-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -235 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1396 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-235 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

266 
WWUS72 KMLB 210145
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
845 PM EST Thu Dec 20 2018

FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-220000-
/O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0002.181221T1200Z-181222T0000Z/
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
845 PM EST Thu Dec 20 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 7 AM to 7 PM EST Friday. 

* WINDS...West to southwest winds will increase to 20 to 30 mph on
  Friday across east central Florida with winds gusts to 40 mph 
  expected from late morning through the afternoon hours.

* IMPACTS...Drivers should exercise caution on roadways with
  strong winds expected. Loose outdoor objects may be blown
  around. Minor damage to trees and limbs, power lines and 
  some property is possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 25 mph or greater are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... 
especially for high profile vehicles. Strong winds can blow around
loose objects. Secure trash cans, lawn furniture and other 
objects that can be moved by the strong winds.

&&

$$

Volkmer
1 follow-up statement
598 
WWUS72 KMLB 211858
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
158 PM EST Fri Dec 21 2018

FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-212300-
/O.EXT.KMLB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-181221T2300Z/
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
158 PM EST Fri Dec 21 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...West to southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 
  mph. 

* IMPACTS...Drivers should exercise caution on roadways with 
  strong winds expected. Loose outdoor objects may be blown 
  around. Minor damage to trees and limbs, power lines and some 
  property is possible. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 25 mph or greater
are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
especially for high profile vehicles. Strong winds can blow
around loose objects. Secure trash cans, lawn furniture and other
objects that can be moved by the strong winds.

&&

$$

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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.