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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Melbourne, FL

December 21, 2021Okeechobee County, Osceola County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Dec 21, 2021, 3:32 AM EST for Okeechobee County, Osceola County, Florida. It took effect at Dec 21, 2021, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 21, 2021, 3:32 AM EST (08:32 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 21, 2021, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 21, 2021, 6:03 PM EST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

Counties Okeechobee County, FL, Osceola County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 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, 8.5 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 73 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
73 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
558 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

950 
WWUS72 KMLB 210832
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
332 AM EST Tue Dec 21 2021

FLZ054-058-059-064-220000-
/O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0008.211221T1500Z-211222T0000Z/
Indian River-Okeechobee-St. Lucie-Martin-
Including the cities of Sebastian, Vero Beach, Basinger, 
Fort Drum, Okeechobee, Port Saint Lucie, Fort Pierce, Hobe Sound,
Jensen Beach, Port Salerno, and Stuart
332 AM EST Tue Dec 21 2021

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

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

* WHERE...Indian River, Okeechobee, St. Lucie and Martin 
  Counties.

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

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects,
  including holiday decorations. 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, including holiday
decorations.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
280 
WWUS72 KMLB 211727
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1227 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021

FLZ047-053-220000-
/O.EXA.KMLB.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-211222T0000Z/
Southern Brevard-Osceola-
Including the cities of Melbourne, Palm Bay, Rockledge, 
Celebration, Kissimmee, and Saint Cloud
1227 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Southern Brevard and Osceola Counties.

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

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects,
  including holiday decorations. 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.

&&

$$

FLZ054-058-059-064-220000-
/O.CON.KMLB.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-211222T0000Z/
Indian River-Okeechobee-St. Lucie-Martin-
Including the cities of Sebastian, Vero Beach, Basinger, 
Fort Drum, Okeechobee, Port Saint Lucie, Fort Pierce, Hobe Sound,
Jensen Beach, Port Salerno, and Stuart
1227 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Indian River, Okeechobee, St. Lucie and Martin 
  Counties.

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

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects, 
  including holiday decorations. 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.

&&

$$
646 
WWUS72 KMLB 212303
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
603 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021

FLZ047-053-054-058-059-064-220015-
/O.CAN.KMLB.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-211222T0000Z/
Southern Brevard-Osceola-Indian River-Okeechobee-St. Lucie-Martin-
Including the cities of Melbourne, Palm Bay, Rockledge, 
Celebration, Kissimmee, Saint Cloud, Sebastian, Vero Beach, 
Basinger, Fort Drum, Okeechobee, Port Saint Lucie, Fort Pierce, 
Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach, Port Salerno, and Stuart
603 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have diminished enough to allow the wind advisory to be
cancelled. However, breezy conditions with gusts of 20 to 25 mph
will remain possible into early this evening.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 21, 12:04 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB56 min
Dec 21, 3:35 AM ESTRip Current StatementMLBVolusia24 hr
Dec 21, 3:43 AM ESTGale WarningMLB18 hr
Dec 21, 3:43 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMLB42 hr
Dec 21, 3:52 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB83 min

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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.