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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Melbourne, FL

April 19, 20196 counties in Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Apr 19, 2019, 3:55 AM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Apr 19, 2019, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 19, 2019, 3:55 AM EDT (07:55 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 19, 2019, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 19, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
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 07:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 7.9 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 2019-04-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 257 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2019-04-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 192 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
257 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1006 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
218 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
4.2

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The text

As transmitted.

129 
WWUS72 KMLB 190755
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
355 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019

FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-200000-
/O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0002.190419T1400Z-190420T0000Z/
Inland Volusia-Northern Lake-Orange-Seminole-Southern Brevard-
Osceola-Indian River-Okeechobee-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia-
Southern Lake-Northern Brevard-
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
355 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM THIS 
EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT
this evening. 

* WINDS...Sustained southerly winds increasing to 25 to 30 mph 
  with gusts as high as around 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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The office that day

Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 18, 11:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia61 min
Apr 19, 12:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake50 min
Apr 19, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola51 min
Apr 19, 1:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia85 min
Apr 19, 1:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake, Orange, Volusia60 min
Apr 19, 1:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB3 hr
Apr 19, 1:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard57 min
Apr 19, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River, Martin, Saint Lucie61 min
Apr 19, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia43 min
Apr 19, 2:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBIndian River, Saint Lucie38 min
Apr 19, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBSaint Lucie18 min
Apr 19, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange, Osceola31 min
Apr 19, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB53 min
Apr 19, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange, Seminole42 min
Apr 19, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola45 min
Apr 19, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard, Seminole, Volusia33 min
Apr 19, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBOsceola23 min
Apr 19, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB2 hr
Apr 19, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard, Osceola28 min
Apr 19, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River, Okeechobee31 min
Apr 19, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard31 min
Apr 19, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie60 min
Apr 19, 6:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin, Saint Lucie59 min
Apr 19, 7:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB55 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.