Alert archive / Florida / Wind Advisories in 2020
Wind Advisory 9, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Nov 1, 2020, 3:13 PM EST for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Nov 2, 2020, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2020, 3:13 PM EST (20:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 2, 2020, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 2, 2020, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 975 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
298 WWUS72 KMLB 012013 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Melbourne FL 313 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-147-022100- /O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0009.201102T1300Z-201102T2300Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-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, Cocoa, and Titusville 313 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...North to northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected, mainly across the barrier islands and the coastal communities. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 6 PM EST Monday. * 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. && $$ FLZ141-022100- /O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0009.201102T1300Z-201102T2100Z/ Coastal Volusia- Including the cities of Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, and Ormond Beach 313 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...North to northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected, mainly across the barrier islands and the coastal communities. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia County. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 4 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
1 follow-up statement
399 WWUS72 KMLB 020819 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Melbourne FL 319 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2020 FLZ047-054-059-064-147-022300- /O.EXT.KMLB.WI.Y.0009.201102T1200Z-201102T2300Z/ Southern Brevard-Indian River-St. Lucie-Martin-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, Cocoa, and Titusville 319 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North to northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts of 35 to 40 mph expected, mainly across the barrier islands and the coastal communities. * WHERE...Southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin and Northern Brevard Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 6 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. && $$ FLZ141-022100- /O.EXT.KMLB.WI.Y.0009.201102T1200Z-201102T2100Z/ Coastal Volusia- Including the cities of Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, and Ormond Beach 319 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...North to northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts of 35 to 40 mph expected, mainly across the barrier islands and the coastal communities. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia County. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 4 PM EST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 3:19 AM EST | Gale Watch | MLB | 12 hr | |
| Nov 1, 1:24 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Brevard, Indian River | 3 hr |
| Nov 1, 3:13 PM EST | Gale Warning | MLB | 25 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.