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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Melbourne, FL

September 21, 20204 counties in Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Sep 21, 2020, 10:13 AM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 21, 2020, 10:13 AM EDT (14:13 UTC)
Expired
Sep 21, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

Counties Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 71 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 12:00Z on 2020-09-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 29 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 12:00Z on 2020-09-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -56 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
29 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1090 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

975 
WWUS72 KMLB 211413
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1013 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2020

FLZ041-045-046-053-220000-
/O.CAN.KMLB.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-200922T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0008.200921T1413Z-200922T0000Z/
Inland Volusia-Orange-Seminole-Osceola-
Including the cities of Debary, Deland, Deltona, Apopka, 
Maitland, Orlando, Winter Park, Union Park, Altamonte Springs, 
Casselberry, Oviedo, Sanford, Winter Springs, Celebration, 
Kissimmee, and Saint Cloud
1013 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with occasional gusts up to
  40 mph.

* WHERE...Inland Volusia, Orange, Seminole and Osceola Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT 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.

&&

$$

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-220000-
/O.CON.KMLB.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-200922T0000Z/
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
1013 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie and 
  Martin Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT 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.

&&

$$

FLZ044-058-144-220000-
/O.CON.KMLB.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-200922T0000Z/
Northern Lake-Okeechobee-Southern Lake-
Including the cities of Eustis, Mount Dora, Leesburg, Tavares, 
Basinger, Fort Drum, Okeechobee, Clermont, Mascotte, 
and Groveland
1013 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2020

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Inland Volusia, Northern Lake, Orange, Seminole, 
  Osceola, Okeechobee and Southern Lake Counties.

* WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT 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.

&&

$$

Kelly

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 21, 2:11 AM EDTLake Wind AdvisoryMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia18 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.