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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Nov 8, 2020, 9:38 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Nov 8, 2020, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2020, 9:38 AM EST (14:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 8, 2020, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 9, 2020, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Okeechobee County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:40 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 12:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 339 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 888 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
972 WWUS72 KMLB 081438 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Melbourne FL 938 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2020 FLZ141-092100- /O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0010.201108T2100Z-201109T2100Z/ Coastal Volusia- Including the cities of Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, and Ormond Beach 938 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...East winds increasing to 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 to 45 mph. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia County, especially the barrier islands. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 4 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure trash cans, lawn furniture, and other loose outdoor objects that can be easily blown around by strong winds. && $$ Rodriguez
1 follow-up statement
221 WWUS72 KMLB 091514 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Melbourne FL 1014 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 FLZ041-045>047-053-054-058-059-064-147-100000- /O.EXB.KMLB.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-201110T0000Z/ Inland Volusia-Orange-Seminole-Southern Brevard-Osceola- Indian River-Okeechobee-St. Lucie-Martin-Northern Brevard- Including the cities of Debary, Deland, Deltona, Apopka, Maitland, Orlando, Winter Park, Union Park, Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Oviedo, Sanford, Winter Springs, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Celebration, Kissimmee, Saint Cloud, Sebastian, Vero Beach, Basinger, Fort Drum, Okeechobee, Port Saint Lucie, Fort Pierce, Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach, Port Salerno, Stuart, Cocoa, and Titusville 1014 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...East winds near 25 mph with gusts 35 to 40 mph. * WHERE...Inland Volusia, Orange, Seminole, Southern Brevard, Osceola, Indian River, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ FLZ141-100000- /O.EXT.KMLB.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-201110T0000Z/ Coastal Volusia- Including the cities of Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, and Ormond Beach 1014 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...East winds near 25 mph with gusts 35 to 40 mph. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia County. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 8:22 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 3 hr | |
| Nov 7, 10:28 PM EST | Tropical Storm Warning | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee | 4 days |
| Nov 8, 4:53 AM EST | Gale Warning | MLB | 47 hr | |
| Nov 8, 11:01 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 3 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.