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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Melbourne, FL

March 11, 20226 counties in Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Mar 11, 2022, 8:55 PM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 12, 2022, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2022, 8:55 PM EST (01:55 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 12, 2022, 9:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 12, 2022, 7:00 PM EST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

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

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:54 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, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 73 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 2022-03-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 984 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 2022-03-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 190 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
984 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1242 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
190 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
203 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
1.7

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The text

As transmitted.

743 
WWUS72 KMLB 120155
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
855 PM EST Fri Mar 11 2022

FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-130000-
/O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0003.220312T1400Z-220313T0000Z/
Inland Volusia-Northern Lake-Orange-Seminole-Southern Brevard-
Osceola-Indian River-Okeechobee-St. Lucie-Martin-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, 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, Stuart, Daytona Beach, 
New Smyrna Beach, Ormond Beach, Clermont, Mascotte, Groveland, 
Cocoa, and Titusville
855 PM EST Fri Mar 11 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest to west winds increase to 20 to 25 mph, with 
  gusts up to 35 mph expected.

* WHERE...All of East-Central Florida.

* WHEN...From 9 AM to 7 PM EST Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$

Rodriguez
1 follow-up statement
801 
WWUS72 KMLB 121948
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
248 PM EST Sat Mar 12 2022

FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-130000-
/O.CON.KMLB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-220313T0000Z/
Inland Volusia-Northern Lake-Orange-Seminole-Southern Brevard-
Osceola-Indian River-Okeechobee-St. Lucie-Martin-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, 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, Stuart, Daytona Beach, 
New Smyrna Beach, Ormond Beach, Clermont, Mascotte, Groveland, 
Cocoa, and Titusville
248 PM EST Sat Mar 12 2022

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

* WHAT...West to northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35
  mph.

* WHERE...Martin, Coastal Volusia, Northern Brevard, Southern 
  Lake, Southern Brevard, St. Lucie, Okeechobee, Osceola, Inland 
  Volusia, Seminole, Indian River, Northern Lake and Orange 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 9:02 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMLB10 hr
Mar 12, 2:34 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia29 hr
Mar 12, 8:43 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia47 min
Mar 12, 9:30 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard, Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia45 min
Mar 12, 9:33 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB117 min
Mar 12, 10:02 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBOrange, Osceola28 min
Mar 12, 10:15 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia45 min
Mar 12, 10:55 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola50 min
Mar 12, 11:24 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOkeechobee36 min
Mar 12, 11:30 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB2 hr
Mar 12, 11:44 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard, Okeechobee31 min
Mar 12, 12:14 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River31 min
Mar 12, 12:27 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie48 min
Mar 12, 12:52 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBIndian River, Saint Lucie23 min
Mar 12, 1:07 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin, Saint Lucie38 min
Mar 12, 1:08 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB112 min
Mar 12, 1:43 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin32 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.