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Frost Advisory 4, NWS Melbourne, FL

February 3, 2021Okeechobee County, Osceola County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this frost advisory at Feb 3, 2021, 2:17 PM EST for Okeechobee County, Osceola County, Florida. It took effect at Feb 4, 2021, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 3, 2021, 2:17 PM EST (19:17 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 4, 2021, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 4, 2021, 8:00 AM EST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

Counties Okeechobee County, FL, Osceola County, FL

The nearest sounding before it

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 97 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 2021-02-03Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-02-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1970 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

999 
WWUS72 KMLB 031917
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
217 PM EST Wed Feb 3 2021

FLZ041-044>046-141-144-147-041300-
/O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0002.210204T0600Z-210204T1300Z/
Inland Volusia-Northern Lake-Orange-Seminole-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, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, 
Ormond Beach, Clermont, Mascotte, Groveland, Cocoa, 
and Titusville
217 PM EST Wed Feb 3 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected.

* WHERE...Volusia, Northern Brevard, Lake, Seminole, and Orange 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Freezing temperatures will hurt sensitive persons 
  and outdoor pets. Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops 
  other sensitive vegetation.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Cold weather shelters are open in many 
communities. Check with local county emergency management for 
locations and operating hours of shelters.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

FLZ047-053-054-058-059-041300-
/O.UPG.KMLB.FZ.A.0001.210204T0600Z-210204T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.FR.Y.0004.210204T0900Z-210204T1300Z/
Southern Brevard-Osceola-Indian River-Okeechobee-St. Lucie-
Including the cities of Melbourne, Palm Bay, Rockledge, 
Celebration, Kissimmee, Saint Cloud, Sebastian, Vero Beach, 
Basinger, Fort Drum, Okeechobee, Port Saint Lucie, 
and Fort Pierce
217 PM EST Wed Feb 3 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Low temperatures between 33 and 36 will result in frost 
  formation late tonight.

* WHERE...Southern Brevard, Osceola, Indian River, Okeechobee 
  and St. Lucie Counties.

* WHEN...From 4 AM to 8 AM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

FLZ064-041300-
/O.NEW.KMLB.FR.Y.0004.210204T0900Z-210204T1300Z/
Martin-
Including the cities of Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach, Port Salerno, 
and Stuart
217 PM EST Wed Feb 3 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Low temperatures between 34 and 37 will result in frost 
  formation late tonight.

* WHERE...Martin County, generally west of I-95.

* WHEN...From 4 AM to 8 AM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 3, 3:53 AM ESTFreeze WatchMLBOkeechobee, Osceola10 hr
Feb 3, 3:53 AM ESTFreeze WarningMLBLake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia28 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.