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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Melbourne, FL

April 2, 2021Volusia County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Apr 2, 2021, 3:13 AM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 2, 2021, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2021, 3:13 AM EDT (07:13 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 2, 2021, 7:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 2, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
15 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 07:14 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, 7.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cape Canaveral, FL at 00:00Z on 2021-04-02Temperature 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 2021-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -108 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
1529 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

701 
WWUS72 KMLB 020713
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
313 AM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-030200-
/O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0004.210402T1100Z-210403T0200Z/
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
313 AM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM THIS 
EVENING...

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

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

* WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 10 PM this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Driving high profile vehicles in open areas, especially on east-west
  roads and causeways will be difficult.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
871 
WWUS72 KMLB 021939
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
339 PM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-030200-
/O.CON.KMLB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210403T0200Z/
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
339 PM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Expect
  slightly higher winds along the barrier islands.

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

* WHEN...Until 10 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.
  Driving high profile vehicles in open areas, especially on east-
  west roads and causeways will be difficult.

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
209 
WWUS72 KMLB 030202
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1002 PM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-030315-
/O.EXP.KMLB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210403T0200Z/
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
1002 PM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Winds gusts of 20 to 25 mph will remain possible through much of 
tonight, possibly up to 30 mph across the barrier islands. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 3:08 AM EDTRed Flag WarningMLBLake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia17 hr
Apr 2, 3:17 AM EDTRip Current StatementMLBVolusia3 days

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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.