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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Melbourne, FL

February 6, 20206 counties in Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Feb 6, 2020, 2:33 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Feb 6, 2020, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 6, 2020, 2:33 AM EST (07:33 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 6, 2020, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 7, 2020, 1:00 AM EST
In force
13 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 07:32 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, 7.6 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 2020-02-06Temperature 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 2020-02-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 121 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1027 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

083 
WWUS72 KMLB 060733
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
233 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-070100-
/O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0002.200206T1700Z-200207T0100Z/
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
233 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Inland Volusia, Northern Lake, Orange, Seminole, 
  Southern Brevard, Osceola, Indian River, Okeechobee, St. 
  Lucie, Martin, Coastal Volusia, Southern Lake and Northern 
  Brevard Counties.

* WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
404 
WWUS72 KMLB 061413
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
913 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-070600-
/O.EXT.KMLB.WI.Y.0002.200206T1700Z-200207T0600Z/
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
913 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Martin, Coastal Volusia, Northern Brevard, Southern 
  Lake, Southern Brevard, St. Lucie, Okeechobee, Osceola, Inland 
  Volusia, Seminole, Indian River, Northern Lake and Orange 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 2:40 AM ESTGale WarningMLB31 hr
Feb 6, 2:40 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMLB37 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.