Alert archive / Florida / Wind Advisories in 2020
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Feb 21, 2020, 3:09 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Feb 21, 2020, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2020, 3:09 AM EST (08:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 21, 2020, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2020, 3:00 AM EST
- In force
- 23 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 08:12 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, 8.2 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
- 540 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 809 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted.
143 WWUS72 KMLB 210809 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Melbourne FL 309 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2020 FLZ047-141-147-220800- /O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0003.200221T0900Z-200222T0800Z/ Southern Brevard-Coastal Volusia-Northern Brevard- Including the cities of Melbourne, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Ormond Beach, Cocoa, and Titusville 309 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Coastal Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...Until 3 AM EST Saturday. * 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. && $$ FLZ054-059-064-220800- /O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0003.200221T1500Z-200222T0800Z/ Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin- Including the cities of Sebastian, Vero Beach, Port Saint Lucie, Fort Pierce, Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach, Port Salerno, and Stuart 309 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 3 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ FLZ041-045-046-053-058-220100- /O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0003.200221T1500Z-200222T0100Z/ Inland Volusia-Orange-Seminole-Osceola-Okeechobee- Including the cities of Debary, Deland, Deltona, Apopka, Maitland, Orlando, Winter Park, Union Park, Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Oviedo, Sanford, Winter Springs, Celebration, Kissimmee, Saint Cloud, Basinger, Fort Drum, and Okeechobee 309 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Inland Volusia, Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Okeechobee Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning 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. && $$ FLZ044-144-220100- /O.NEW.KMLB.LW.Y.0010.200221T1500Z-200222T0100Z/ Northern Lake-Southern Lake- Including the cities of Eustis, Mount Dora, Leesburg, Tavares, Clermont, Mascotte, and Groveland 309 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2020 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph expected. * WHERE...Northern Lake and Southern Lake Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds and rough waves can overturn small craft. && $$
2 follow-up statements
769 WWUS72 KMLB 220144 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Melbourne FL 844 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-220800- /O.CON.KMLB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200222T0800Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- Including the cities of Melbourne, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Sebastian, Vero Beach, Port Saint Lucie, Fort Pierce, Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach, Port Salerno, Stuart, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Ormond Beach, Cocoa, and Titusville 844 PM EST Fri Feb 21 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...North winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph along the barrier islands and Intracoastal Waterways. North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 35 mph on the mainland. * WHERE...Martin, Coastal Volusia, Northern Brevard, Southern Brevard, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties. * WHEN...Until 3 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. High profile vehicles may have trouble crossing the causeways between the barrier islands and the mainland due to strong crosswinds through midnight. 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. && $$ Rodriguez
271 WWUS72 KMLB 220810 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Melbourne FL 310 AM EST Sat Feb 22 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-220915- /O.EXP.KMLB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200222T0800Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-Coastal Volusia- Northern Brevard- Including the cities of Melbourne, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Sebastian, Vero Beach, Port Saint Lucie, Fort Pierce, Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach, Port Salerno, Stuart, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Ormond Beach, Cocoa, and Titusville 310 AM EST Sat Feb 22 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Northerly winds will continue to decrease through daybreak along the immediate coast and barrier islands, and therefore the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire. However winds will still be breezy today, as they become north to northeast around 15 to 20 mph with higher gusts. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 10:31 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | MLB | Volusia | 53 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:09 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake | 17 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:14 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 63 hr | |
| Feb 21, 3:17 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 17 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.